Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
Court documents are revealing more in the case of two now former Phoenix police officers who allegedly assaulted a couple and did not report it. The incident on Aug. 5 led to the firing and arrest of both officers after the traffic stop escalated into alleged violence.
In court documents, the officers crashed into the victim's car, but claimed they pulled over an impaired driver in a high-crime area. They said the vehicle's owner did not match the vehicle. However, Phoenix Police Chief Matthew Giordano, who fired and arrested them, says the officers went too far.
In a Tempe police report, the couple had been pulled over near 19th Avenue and Broadway Road when the cops allegedly tried forcing open their doors and smashing the driver's side window.
Video showed former officers Luis Vasquez, Jr., 31, and Antonio Felix, 31, in court on Aug. 22. Felix is accused of tasing a couple and putting the woman in an arm bar, while Vasquez is accused of punching the man in the head, nose, face, and groin area, according to records. Vasquez is also accused of pointing his gun at them and threatening to shoot, but also claiming the couple ignored commands and the driver refused to exit the vehicle.
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Court documents are revealing more in the case of two now former Phoenix police officers who allegedly assaulted a couple and did not report it. The incident on Aug. 5 led to the firing and arrest of both officers after the traffic stop escalated into alleged violence.
In court documents, the officers crashed into the victim's car, but claimed they pulled over an impaired driver in a high-crime area. They said the vehicle's owner did not match the vehicle. However, Phoenix Police Chief Matthew Giordano, who fired and arrested them, says the officers went too far.
In a Tempe police report, the couple had been pulled over near 19th Avenue and Broadway Road when the cops allegedly tried forcing open their doors and smashing the driver's side window.
Video showed former officers Luis Vasquez, Jr., 31, and Antonio Felix, 31, in court on Aug. 22. Felix is accused of tasing a couple and putting the woman in an arm bar, while Vasquez is accused of punching the man in the head, nose, face, and groin area, according to records. Vasquez is also accused of pointing his gun at them and threatening to shoot, but also claiming the couple ignored commands and the driver refused to exit the vehicle.
MORE: fox10phoenix.com/news/fired-phoenix-officers-admit-violent-traffic-stop-court-documents-show
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