May 31, 2023
(McKinney, Texas) – District Attorney Greg Willis announced that Narciso Garcia, Jr., 33, of McKinney, Texas, was sentenced to 40 years for Assault of a Peace Officer by after a jury found him guilty. “This habitual felon has shown time and time again that neither officer nor citizen is safe around him. Our community and law enforcement partners are safer with him off our streets for the extended future,” stated Willis after sentencing.
On July 29, 2020, just a year into his parole from his second trip to prison, a possibly intoxicated man later identified as Narciso Garcia was causing a disturbance at the McKinney Express gas station located on McDonald Street. McKinney Police Department officers were dispatched to criminally trespass this individual. Officers Justin Blair and Teresa Lynch arrived at the scene and located the suspect, who they eventually identified as Narciso Garcia.
Once identified, officers learned that Garcia had an active parole violation warrant. While attempting to arrest Garcia on the warrant, Garcia began to resist officers. Garcia continued to ignore verbal warnings, refused to put his arms behind his back, and at one point even lifted Officer Blair off the ground. Even after officers were forced to deploy a taser in an effort to gain compliance, Garcia then turned his head and bit down on Officer Blair’s wrist, drawing blood and causing swelling.
The jury found Garcia guilty.
During punishment, prosecutors presented voluminous evidence of Garcia’s criminal history, including of a prior incident with McKinney police where Garcia resisted and physically assaulted officers. In total, prosecutors presented 21 prior adjudications and convictions, including assault family violence, resisting arrest, evading arrest burglary of a building, unauthorized use of a motor vehicle, possession of a controlled substance, , and theft.
Among those prior convictions, Garcia had previously been to prison twice. In 2010 he was sentenced to 7 years in prison for fraudulent use of identifying information and in 2017 he was sentenced to 9 years in prison for possession of a controlled substance. Garcia had been release on parole for his possession charge in July of 2019 and was still on parole at the time of this offense.
Judge Jennifer Edgeworth presided over the case and assessed punishment at 40 years in prison.
Assistant Criminal District Attorneys Baileigh Hale and Taylor Reese prosecuted the case, assisted by District Attorney Investigators Mike Smith and Ryan Harvey, and Legal Secretary Lisa McCurdy.
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