Carlos Giraldo Sanchez, a 43-year-old Austin Fox 7 television photojournalist, was charged with two misdemeanors after an incident at the University of Texas at Austin last week. The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) released a statement on Wednesday confirming the charges of assault and interference with public duties.
According to DPS, Sanchez was taken into custody and transported to Travis County Jail following the altercation. The statement from DPS detailed that Sanchez allegedly moved towards a DPS Trooper and proceeded to lunge and strike the Trooper with his camera in the lower head and neck area.
