Del Rio officer arrested after grand jury indictment in motorcycle crash
A Del Rio officer was arrested at his department after a grand jury indictment tied him to a motorcycle crash that badly injured a passenger.
Del Rio police Officer Homer Perez was arrested Wednesday at the police department after a Val Verde County grand jury indictment tied him to a September motorcycle crash that left an adult passenger seriously injured.
The case centers on a crash on Spur 239 in Del Rio at about 2:37 a.m. on Sept. 27, 2025, when Perez was off duty and riding his personal 2020 Ducati motorcycle with the woman as a passenger. He accelerated recklessly, causing a sudden movement that threw the passenger from the motorcycle and onto the roadway. A passing motorist stopped, rendered aid and took the injured woman to Val Verde Regional Medical Center because of the severity of her injuries.
Perez later arrived at the hospital and spoke with investigators. The woman was later transferred to a medical facility in San Antonio for more extensive treatment.
The Del Rio Police Department's Internal Affairs Division, Criminal Investigation Division and the Texas Department of Public Safety Texas Ranger Division jointly investigated the case. The criminal case was presented to the Val Verde County Grand Jury on June 12, and on June 25 an arrest warrant was issued for Perez on a charge of aggravated assault causing serious bodily injury.
Perez was arrested that same evening while working a modified-duty assignment at the department and was taken to GEO Correctional Facility pending magistration.
Under Texas Penal Code Section 22.02, aggravated assault is committed when a person causes serious bodily injury to another or uses or exhibits a deadly weapon. The offense is generally a second-degree felony, though it can rise in certain circumstances.
Val Verde County’s criminal division handles felony indictments, and the case is expected to move there next.
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