Tattooed lip leads police to assault suspect

May 23, 2010 12:00 am
NICK BONHAM | nickb@chieftain.com
Pueblo, Colorado

For one suspect, the evidence is allegedly written on his face.

In the case of Anthony Brandon Gonzales, it's tattooed on his upper lip, according to an affidavit.

Gonzales, 20, was arrested Thursday in connection to an April home invasion of a local Elvis impersonator.

What led to Gonzales' arrest were witness statements that one of the suspects had "East Side" tattooed on his upper lip, an affidavit by Pueblo police Detective Cody Wager said.

The affidavit said Gonzales, a known gang member, is the only person police know who has that tattoo. Jail records show Gonzales also has a "13" tattooed on his face in the shape of a goatee.

"With ‘East Side’ tattooed on his upper lip, it's hard to miss him," said Sgt. Eric Bravo.

Reportedly armed with a knife and sword, Gonzales and another masked suspect assaulted and robbed Robert Segura, aka Michael Segura, in his Mesa Junction home in the early morning hours of April 19.

Segura was the victim of a second home invasion on April 24 but the affidavit did not list Gonzales as a suspect in that incident.

In the first invasion, a witness was able to see under one of the suspect's masks and noticed the "East Side" tattoo, the affidavit said.

Gonzales was arrested April 26 on separate warrants for contempt of court for possession of a controlled substance and possession of a weapon by a previous offender, according to jail records.

Gonzales still was incarcerated at Pueblo County jail when he was rearrested on a warrant for first-degree burglary Thursday for his suspected involvement in the break-in.

Segura, 51, who is popularly known as "Lil Elvis," was treated and released from a local hospital for injuries he sustained in both attacks.

Gonzales, no address specified, was being held in jail in lieu of $95,000 bail.
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