Individual under house arrest on charges of forgery and illegal possession of weapons
The man was arrested after attacking a sex worker from the LGTBI community in a vulnerable situation
In La Perla del Otún, as the city of Pereira, Colombia, is known, last Saturday, January 14, in a dramatic episode on Carrera 10 and Calle 23, the police intervened in an altercation that resulted in the arrest of Carlos Arturo Pinzón , 50 years old. The agents, carrying out a routine patrol, responded to screams coming from an apartment, discovering a situation of assault on a woman, apparently a sex worker from the LGTBI community.
Upon receiving no response after knocking and demanding the door be opened, the agents decided to enter the place, finding Carlos Arturo subduing a naked woman.
In the presence of the police, Pinzón unholstered a firearm and pointed it at the uniformed officers. In a brave action, a patrolman pounced on him to subdue and disarm him, managing to seize an industrial-made pistol, whose caliber was not specified.
The authorities determined that Carlos Arturo Pinzón did not have the necessary permit to carry or have firearms. The Prosecutor's Office charged him with the crimes of falsifying a personal document and illegal possession of weapons.
Although the accused did not admit the charges, a restraining order was requested. Surprisingly, the guarantee control judge granted house arrest despite the background and seriousness of the events.
It is relevant to note that the person under investigation, with a history of rebellion and illegal possession of firearms, is demobilized from the self-defense groups.
