PHOENIX — The two Phoenix officers under criminal investigation for a violent and unreported traffic stop have been arrested Satuday.
ABC15 first confirmed the arrests of Officers Luis Vasquez Jr. and Antonio Felix through multiple sources.
Officials are expected to provide an update on the arrests at 5 p.m. Watch in the player below.
Both officers were arrested on several felony charges, according to an email obtained by ABC15 that was sent to department staff.
The criminal investigation into Vasquez Jr. and Felix began after Tempe police received a call about a disabled vehicle.
See previous ABC15 Investigator coverage of the incident in the player above.
According to a police report released by Tempe police earlier this week, the city’s officers spoke to one of the car’s passengers who escaped and reported being assaulted during a violent and chaotic traffic stop in south Phoenix, near 19th Avenue and Broadway Road.
A Tempe officer found the man’s story so concerning that he thought it had to have been done by criminals posing as police officers and reported it to Phoenix for further investigation.
Sources told ABC15 that’s how Phoenix figured out it could have been two of its own officers who conducted the unreported stop.
Both officers, who are now on leave, worked out of the South Mountain Precinct.
This is a developing story. Check back for updates.
Contact ABC15 Chief Investigator Dave Biscobing at Dave@ABC15.com and ABC15 reporter Ford Hatchett at Ford.Hatchett@ABC15.com.
