Man arrested near Central and Tingley after knife assault on officer
Officers confronted a man armed with a knife under the Central and Tingley bridge, and he allegedly threatened to fight and kill them before surrendering.
Albuquerque police arrested Ez Garcia after a knife call under the Central and Tingley bridge turned into a tense standoff with officers in close quarters. The encounter began when officers responded to the area near the busy west-side corridor and found a person armed with a knife.
According to the criminal complaint, officers repeatedly ordered Garcia to drop the knife, but he refused. Police said Garcia then allegedly told officers he would fight and kill them, escalating the call into a high-risk confrontation for Albuquerque police in a part of the city where officers often have to make quick decisions in tight, heavily traveled space.
Garcia eventually dropped the knife and surrendered, ending the immediate threat without further violence. Police said he was taken into custody and charged with aggravated assault on a peace officer.
The arrest places fresh attention on public-safety pressures around Central and Tingley, where officers were forced to manage a potentially armed suspect under the bridge while trying to bring the encounter to a close without anyone else being hurt. The case now moves into the courts as Bernalillo County prosecutors weigh the allegations tied to the knife assault on an officer.
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