Two Phoenix police officers, Luis Vasquez and Antonio Felix, have been fired and charged with kidnapping and aggravated assault after allegedly making an unreported traffic stop. The incident occurred at an unspecified location, but investigators were able to pinpoint the officers' patrol car's location using its automatic vehicle locator. The alleged victims reported being Tasered and physically assaulted by the officers, who also failed to activate their body cameras or report the incident. Both officers initially denied any contact with the victims.
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Two Phoenix police officers, Luis Vasquez and Antonio Felix, have been fired and charged with serious crimes: kidnapping and aggravated assault. They allegedly made an unreported traffic stop, broke the windows of a car, forcibly removed its occupants, and assaulted them. The male driver was punched and threatened to be shot by one officer, while both were Tased. The officers claimed they had no contact with the victims, but an investigation using their patrol car's automatic vehicle locator placed them at the scene around the time of the incident.
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Phoenix police officers Luis Vasquez and Antonio Felix have been fired and charged with kidnapping and aggravated assault.
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officers → fire → kidnapping
They are accused of making an unreported traffic stop in which they broke the car's windows, forcibly removed the man and woman inside, and assaulted both of them.
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they → accuse → them
Vasquez allegedly punched and threatened to shoot the male driver, and the officers used Tasers on both of them, before letting them go.
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them → punch → them
Neither officer activated their body camera or reported the traffic stop, and investigators say they later denied having any contact with the victims, but police were able to use the patrol car's automatic vehicle locator to place them at the scene at the time.
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police → activate → time
