{"id":5475,"date":"2026-06-24T20:31:30","date_gmt":"2026-06-24T20:31:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/houstonmovingjournal.com\/?p=5475"},"modified":"2026-06-24T20:31:30","modified_gmt":"2026-06-24T20:31:30","slug":"250k-bond-for-suspect-in-humble-shootout-that-injured-constable-deputies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/houstonmovingjournal.com\/?p=5475","title":{"rendered":"$250K bond for suspect in Humble shootout that injured constable deputies"},"content":{"rendered":"<div> <!-- --> <!-- --><p><span><strong>HUMBLE, Texas<\/strong> &#8211; <\/span>A man has gone from a hospital bed to a jail cell for allegedly shooting two constable deputies in the Humble area last weekend.<\/p><p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/houstonmovingjournal.com\/?p=5470\">Trump headlining Great American State Fair kick-off celebration on National Mall<\/a><\/p> <h2>Humble deputy shooting suspect in jail<\/h2> <!-- --><p>What we know:<\/p> <!-- --><div><\/div> <!-- --><p>Records confirm that 38-year-old Edgar Villegas is in custody for one charge of aggravated assault of a public servant.<\/p> <!-- --><p>Villegas&#8217; bond has been set for $250,000. His next court date will be in August.<\/p> <!-- --><p>Villegas was in a hospital for treatment after the shooting.<\/p> <!-- --><div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium_large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5473\" height=\"432\" src=\"https:\/\/houstonmovingjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/bb36dfbd1f62bdda22b4ebbe2935726b-768x432.webp\" width=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/houstonmovingjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/bb36dfbd1f62bdda22b4ebbe2935726b-768x432.webp 768w, https:\/\/houstonmovingjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/bb36dfbd1f62bdda22b4ebbe2935726b-300x169.webp 300w, https:\/\/houstonmovingjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/bb36dfbd1f62bdda22b4ebbe2935726b.webp 932w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n <div><p><span>(Photo courtesy of the Harris County Precinct 4 Constable&#8217;s Office)<\/span> <!-- --><\/p> <!-- --><\/div><\/div> <!-- --><p>The backstory:<\/p> <!-- --><p>Villegas is accused of shooting two deputies during an incident on Friday night.<\/p> <!-- --><p>The Harris County Precinct 4 Constable&#8217;s Office was called out to Woodland Hills Drive and Balmoral Bay Drive for a report of shots fired.<\/p> <!-- --><p>Officials say a shootout started when authorities arrived and found the suspect.<\/p> <!-- --><p><strong>ORIGINAL REPORT: <\/strong><strong>Harris County Precinct 4 Constable Deputy shot by suspect in Humble, suspect in custody<\/strong><\/p> <!-- --><div><p>\n    Featured\n  <\/p> <div><div><div><div><div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium_large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Suspect charged for Humble-area shootout that injured injured constable deputies\" class=\"wp-image-5472\" height=\"387\" src=\"https:\/\/houstonmovingjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/b78501ca10feb427336bfa05b07a6f10-768x387.webp\" width=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/houstonmovingjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/b78501ca10feb427336bfa05b07a6f10-768x387.webp 768w, https:\/\/houstonmovingjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/b78501ca10feb427336bfa05b07a6f10-300x151.webp 300w, https:\/\/houstonmovingjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/b78501ca10feb427336bfa05b07a6f10.webp 932w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div> <noscript>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium_large\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Suspect charged for Humble-area shootout that injured injured constable deputies\" class=\"wp-image-5474\" height=\"387\" src=\"https:\/\/houstonmovingjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/5159760c5de266de6b8154e8be80adc2.webp\" width=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/houstonmovingjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/5159760c5de266de6b8154e8be80adc2.webp 768w, https:\/\/houstonmovingjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/5159760c5de266de6b8154e8be80adc2-300x151.webp 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n<\/noscript><\/div> <span>article<\/span><\/div><\/div> <div><h3>Suspect charged for Humble-area shootout that injured injured constable deputies<\/h3> <p>A man accused of opening fire on Harris County Pct. 4 constable deputies has been charged.<\/p><p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/houstonmovingjournal.com\/?p=5463\">TSA partners with Google Wallet for TSA PreCheck Touchless ID<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div> <!-- --><p>Constable Deputy Dante Zepeda was shot in the hip and upper arm. He later underwent surgery and was released from the hospital on Sunday.<\/p> <!-- --><div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium_large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5321\" height=\"432\" src=\"https:\/\/houstonmovingjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/00434f1fd01999a47f7d64bb9f1c73f8-768x432.webp\" width=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/houstonmovingjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/00434f1fd01999a47f7d64bb9f1c73f8-768x432.webp 768w, https:\/\/houstonmovingjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/00434f1fd01999a47f7d64bb9f1c73f8-300x169.webp 300w, https:\/\/houstonmovingjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/00434f1fd01999a47f7d64bb9f1c73f8.webp 932w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n <div><p><span>Precinct 4 Deputy Dante Zepeda was injured in the arm and wrist area after being shot in the June 19 incident at a Humble apartment complex. He was released from the hospital on Father&#8217;s Day after a successful surgery and is recovering. (PC4 photo)<\/span> <!-- --><\/p> <!-- --><\/div><\/div> <!-- --><p>Constable Deputy George Esparza was also injured, but he stayed at the scene until SWAT units arrived. He was later treated and released.<\/p> <!-- --><p>After the constable deputies were injured, authorities say the suspect ran into a nearby apartment and a standoff unfolded. Gas was deployed, causing him to come out. A K9 then helped apprehend the suspect.<\/p><p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/houstonmovingjournal.com\/?p=5460\">Thousands of mayflies swarm town in Ohio \u2013 and it\u2019s actually a good thing<\/a><\/p> <!-- --><p>The suspect was taken to a hospital to treeat the K9 bite.<\/p> <!-- --> <!-- --> <!-- --> <\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Edgar Villegas is accused of shooting two constable deputies last Friday night, sending one of them to a hospital.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5471,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,225,5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5475","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-crime-and-public-safety","category-humble","category-top-stories"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>$250K bond for suspect in Humble shootout that injured constable deputies - 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