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PHOENIX \u2014 Two Phoenix police officers were fired and arrested after an unreported traffic stop in which they allegedly assaulted a man and woman and shocked them with a Taser, the police chief said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Officers Antonio Felix and Luis Vasquez were arrested on charges including aggravated assault and kidnapping, Police Chief Matt Giordano said at a news conference Saturday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cDetectives have confirmed that the two former officers physically assaulted both the man and woman during the traffic stop,\u201d Giordano said. \u201cThe investigation also shows that a Taser was used on the victims during the stop.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The officers did not report the Aug. 5 traffic stop and did not activate their body-worn cameras, police said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThere is no video evidence, but we established what we believe is probable cause that these crimes were committed,\u201d Giordano said, adding there was no indication that the officers knew the victims.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dave Evans, a spokesperson for the Maricopa County Sheriff\u2019s Office, said Sunday that Vasquez had been released from custody while Felix remained incarcerated at the Lower Buckeye Jail in Phoenix.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Attempts by The Associated Press to determine who their defense attorneys were to request comment were unsuccessful.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The male driver and the female passenger reported that the officers smashed the car window during the late-night traffic stop in Phoenix, according to a statement from Phoenix police. Vasquez punched the man and threatened to shoot him, while the woman was removed from the vehicle and handcuffed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The man managed to drive away and abandoned the car in neighboring Tempe, while the woman was released at the scene, the statement said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A police officer in neighboring Tempe who responded to the abandoned car asked over dispatch whether it had fled from any neighboring police agencies and was told it had not, according to a Tempe police report.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Tempe officer called the car\u2019s registered owner, the mother of the male driver, and through her was able to connect with the female passenger and eventually the male driver. The female passenger told the officer that both of them had been shocked with a Taser, while the man later told the officer that he had been punched in the face multiple times and that they had repeatedly asked why they had been stopped.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Tempe officer wrote in the report that he believed they were victims of an attempted carjacking by people impersonating police officers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Giordano, the Phoenix police chief, said he had a similar reaction when he initially learned of the incident as it was \u201cso far outside the bounds of our policies.\u201d But when detectives started looking into it, they realized Phoenix officers might be involved and transitioned the case to a special investigations detail, he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThat\u2019s when they started putting evidence together, including the automatic vehicle locator that did put a vehicle at that location about the time that the victims reported it occurred,\u201d Giordano said, referring to the location technology in city vehicles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Vasquez and Felix had served eight and nine years with Phoenix police, respectively. Giordano, without elaborating, said both had previously violated department policy but that it was \u201cnothing of this nature.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Phoenix department\u2019s investigation and audit are ongoing. The officers have a scheduled court date Friday.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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