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Socorro ISD trustee Ricardo Castellano and his wife were just arrested for obstruction. This is the second SISD trustee arrested today.

EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Socorro ISD trustee Ricardo Castellano was just arrested on two counts of “obstruction or retaliation,” according to El Paso County Jail records.

Jail records indicate the alleged date of the crime is August 21, 2021. Castellano was arrested today and taken to prison.

Castellano’s wife, Gabriela Castellano, was also arrested and charged today with two counts of obstruction or retaliation, jail records show. Her alleged offense date is also August 21, 2021.

Castellano is the second SISD trustee to be arrested and charged with obstruction today. Charges are also being brought against Pablo Barrera. He has already been released from prison.

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