27-year-old man pleads guilty to sexual assault, aggravated assault charges

FORT BEND COUNTY, Texas – A 27-year-old Houston man was sentenced to 25 years in jail after pleading guilty to two felonies in court on July 12.

The charges stemmed from a pair of attacks at Cullinan Park in Fort Bend County around 3 a.m. on June 23, 2014.

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According to the Chief Domestic Violence Prosecutor, Assistant District Attorney Amanda Bolin, Fort Bend County Sheriff’s deputies were called to Cullinan Park in Sugar Land and found a woman who had been sexually assaulted by the father of her child.

A park ranger, Conrad Wilturner, interrupted the sexual assault as he was conducting a property check in the park. Miguel Velasquez confronted Wilturner and hit him in the head and face multiple times with a pipe.

The female victim was taken to the hospital and treated for her injuries. Hilturner

has since had a series of reconstructive surgeries and is still being treated for injuries associated with the attack.

“God bless Ranger Wilturner. He put his life on the line to save this woman, victimized by a man with no moral compass,” said Bolin. “If there’s one thing I know I can trust, it is that great men and women will rise up to defend the innocent from the evil that crawls among us – no matter the cost.”

An alert was immediately issued for Velasquez, and he was found by Houston police officers in the Sharpstown area.

Aggravated assault of a public servant is a first-degree felony punishable by 5-99 years or life in prison and a fine up to $10,000. Sexual assault in this case is a second-degree felony punishable by 2-20 years in prison and a fine up to $10,000.

Velasquez received 25 years for the attack on Wilturner and an additional 5 years for the sexual assault. The sentences will be served concurrently, but Velasquez cannot be considered for parole for over 12 years. Attorney Mike Elliott represented the defendant.