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McKinney: Man who fired at officers conducting raid was shot in groin
09:26 PM CDT on Tuesday, September 18, 2007
By TIARA M. ELLIS / The Dallas Morning News
tellis@dallasnews.com
McKINNEY – A 27-year-old man who had to be castrated after McKinney police shot him in the groin during a police raid was sentenced Tuesday to five years in prison for shooting at an officer during the same incident.
Guillermo Urquiza said he was asleep at home in April 2006 when McKinney SWAT team members burst in to arrest him and look for evidence that he had solicited a police informant to kill a McKinney officer.
During the raid, Mr. Urquiza shot at the officers but did not hit anyone. Police, who said they fired only after hearing gunshots, wounded him in the groin and stomach. Since then, he has undergone seven surgeries, including the castration.
Mr. Urquiza was never indicted on a charge of solicitation of capital murder, the original reason police executed the search and arrest warrant and entered his home. He was charged with two counts of assault of a public servant, and his trial began Sept. 11. A Collin County jury convicted him on one count and gave him the minimum sentence of five years Tuesday afternoon.
"It was a pretty interesting message being sent by the jury," said Scott Palmer, Mr. Urquiza's attorney. "I have mixed emotions. It's a bittersweet type of reaction. I'm happy, but I'm sad. I don't want him to go to prison."
Collin County prosecutor John Schomburger said: "I think the defendant deserved to be convicted and go to jail. And that's what happened today."
During the trial, Mr. Schomburger said that Mr. Urquiza knew that the men entering his home were police officers. The officers testified that they yelled "Police! Police!" and that their uniforms were clearly marked.
Mr. Palmer said his client never had a chance to decipher the shouts or see the uniforms.
"It was 12:15 a.m. He'd been asleep for about an hour. Not a sound was made until they took the doors off the hinges," Mr. Palmer said. "These jurors decided he must have known. Obviously, I disagree with that assessment."
Mr. Urquiza, an illegal immigrant from Mexico, will be eligible for parole after serving 2 ½ years. With time served, that could be next year. When he is released, however, Mr. Urquiza will be deported.
09:26 PM CDT on Tuesday, September 18, 2007
By TIARA M. ELLIS / The Dallas Morning News
tellis@dallasnews.com
McKINNEY – A 27-year-old man who had to be castrated after McKinney police shot him in the groin during a police raid was sentenced Tuesday to five years in prison for shooting at an officer during the same incident.
Guillermo Urquiza said he was asleep at home in April 2006 when McKinney SWAT team members burst in to arrest him and look for evidence that he had solicited a police informant to kill a McKinney officer.
During the raid, Mr. Urquiza shot at the officers but did not hit anyone. Police, who said they fired only after hearing gunshots, wounded him in the groin and stomach. Since then, he has undergone seven surgeries, including the castration.
Mr. Urquiza was never indicted on a charge of solicitation of capital murder, the original reason police executed the search and arrest warrant and entered his home. He was charged with two counts of assault of a public servant, and his trial began Sept. 11. A Collin County jury convicted him on one count and gave him the minimum sentence of five years Tuesday afternoon.
"It was a pretty interesting message being sent by the jury," said Scott Palmer, Mr. Urquiza's attorney. "I have mixed emotions. It's a bittersweet type of reaction. I'm happy, but I'm sad. I don't want him to go to prison."
Collin County prosecutor John Schomburger said: "I think the defendant deserved to be convicted and go to jail. And that's what happened today."
During the trial, Mr. Schomburger said that Mr. Urquiza knew that the men entering his home were police officers. The officers testified that they yelled "Police! Police!" and that their uniforms were clearly marked.
Mr. Palmer said his client never had a chance to decipher the shouts or see the uniforms.
"It was 12:15 a.m. He'd been asleep for about an hour. Not a sound was made until they took the doors off the hinges," Mr. Palmer said. "These jurors decided he must have known. Obviously, I disagree with that assessment."
Mr. Urquiza, an illegal immigrant from Mexico, will be eligible for parole after serving 2 ½ years. With time served, that could be next year. When he is released, however, Mr. Urquiza will be deported.
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