EIGHTEEN-YEAR-OLD Leeroy Villagomez Jr. is accused of pointing a gun at and attempting to rob a taxi driver in San Antonio on Aug. 2, 2022.
Villagomez appeared before Superior Court Associate Judge Joseph N. Camacho for a bail hearing on Wednesday afternoon.
Villagomez was charged with assault with a dangerous weapon, attempted robbery, robbery, theft, criminal mischief, and disturbing the peace.
He was represented by Assistant Public Defender Tyler Scott while Assistant Attorney General Steve Kessel appeared for the government.
Judge Camacho imposed a $50,000 cash bail on Villagomez who was remanded to the custody of the Department of Corrections and was ordered to return to court for a preliminary hearing on Sept. 7 at 10 a.m. and on Sept. 19 at 9 a.m. for an arraignment.
The victim, through a translator, told police that he picked up two males, one minor and Villagomez, and one minor female, near the Chalan Kanoa post office. They told the driver to drop them in Koblerville.
The victim said during the car ride, the two males started cussing him so he stopped in San Antonio to let them out of the car. He said he gave them back their money.
One of the male passengers then took out a gun and pointed it at the driver and asked for all his money, “but was unsuccessful in obtaining” it, police said.
The driver got back in his car, and noticed that his cellphone was missing so he asked the passengers for his phone.
The victim said the two males started throwing rocks at his car. He said one of the males threw a rock at the victim who was hit on the back. The victim said he also saw the female passenger get in his car and try to hit him with it before driving away.
According to the police, the minor male admitted throwing rocks at the driver’s car and identified Villagomez as the person who was in possession of a gun, and who pointed it at the driver’s head and demanded money.
The victim, “without hesitation, positively identified Villagomez as the suspect who pointed the gun at him after police showed him a photo lineup…that consists of six photos of possible suspects.”
