At 9:04 p.m. on 8-6-17, the Palo Alto County Sheriff’s Office arrested Edgar Johnathon Gonzalez age 34 of Ruthven on a valid O’Brein County warrant for an original charge of assault. Gonzalez was transported to the Palo Alto County Jail without incident. Gonzalez was held in the Palo Alto County Jail until O’Brien County authorities were able to extradite Gonzalez back to O’Brien County.
A criminal charge is merely an accusation and the defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty in a court of law.