A policeman has been charged for chopping his own nephew. Constable 865 David Ortega has been charged for grievous harm after he allegedly chopped his teenaged nephew Danny Cano.
The young man's father told police that at 1:00 am on Sunday morning, Ortega came to his home in Santa Familia Village looking for the teenager. The young man wasn't there, but Ortega checked back a number of times - until at 2:00 a.m. he found him at home. And that's where Ortega allegedly chopped his nephew across the arm with a machete, causing a large wound. The boy's father, is also Ortega's brother in law.
And why did he do it? As we understand it, Ortega told police that he was just getting even. The story goes that he was on his way from an engagement party in the village and on his way home he was attacked by three persons near "the creek." He later told the police that he recognized one of the attackers as he nephew and so he continued on his way home, got his machete and went to his nephew's house looking for him.
Ortega is expected in court tomorrow, and the Police Department says that he has been placed on interdiction.
