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Officer Molina had sustained no serious bodily harm, until he was unconscious and unable to defend himself, the killer was an "unarmed" teenager.
An El Paso police officer allegedly knocked unconscious and then beaten violently by a 17-year-old died Friday morning at University Medical Center, police said.
Officer Jonathan Molina, 29, who did tours of duty in Iraq and Afghanistan with the Marine Corps, died a little more than nine days after suffering a fractured skull, internal head injuries and facial fractures.
The suspect, Juan Antonio Gonzalez, who had been arrested on suspicion of assaulting an officer, was charged with capital murder on Friday.
Gonzalez, who was being held at the El Paso County Jail, saw his bond raised from $200,000 to $5 million.
"It is with a sad heart today that the El Paso Police Department is notifying you of the death of Officer Jonathan Molina," said Police Chief Greg Allen, who paused to control his emotions during a news conference at police headquarters. "Officer Molina will be sorely missed."
Based on three complaint affidavits, including one released F
The silver Pontiac Grand Prix had "fresh" scratches on its right side, hood and bumper.
Molina left his home to confront Juan Antonio Gomez, who allegedly scratched the car. Police did not provide an age for Gomez, who, as of Friday afternoon, had not been charged with a crime.
Gomez, Gonzalez and the other youth, identified as Alan Medrano, 19, ignored Molina and kept walking east on the sidewalk next to Trowbridge.
Molina got into his car and followed them a way before parking in front of a home at 4120 Trowbridge.
After getting out of his car, Molina identified himself as a police officer and confronted Gomez.
Molina was "attempting to begin an investigation," the affidavit says.
Sometime during the confrontation, Molina asked a bystander to call 911.
The situation began to escalate when Gonzalez stepped between the officer and Gomez.
Molina "pushed" Gonzalez out of the way and redirected his attention to Gomez, the most recent affidavit says.
Then Gonzalez allegedly punched Molina in the face with his fist, stunning the officer.
Gonzalez then quickly grabbed Molina around his knees and jerked his legs upward, the affidavit says.
That caused Molina "to fall backwards and head first onto the concrete driveway," the affidavit says. The blow to Molina's head knocked him unconscious, it says.
Gonzalez then "squatted over (Molina) and began to beat (him) multiple times around the face and head," the affidavit says.
Bystanders approached the group and the youths "fled the scene," the affidavit says.riday with the capital murder charge, here is what happened:
The incident started on Sept. 25 at 4:53 p.m. when Molina, who was off-duty, saw a young man scratch his personal vehicle with a piece of metal. The vandal was with two other man, one of whom was Gonzalez.
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