Odessa police arrested Steven Florez Garcia on Oct. 22 on suspicion of aggravated assault and unlawful possession of a firearm by a felon, according to an Odessa Police Department report. Officers had been dispatched to a home on Drury Lane around 9:30 p.m. on Sept. 29. A 55-year-old man and three witnesses told officers that Garcia had repeatedly struck the man in the head with a firearm, the report said.
The man told officers that Garcia threatened to kill him while pointing the gun at him and said Garcia claimed he owed him money. According to the report, Garcia admitted hitting the man two or three times, and police found a 9 mm handgun in his home. The report said Garcia has multiple felony convictions, including murder, deadly weapon on a penal institution, and assault on a public servant.
Garcia was booked into the Ector County jail with bail set at $35,000. He is also being held for the U.S. Marshals.