She said she was only asking for help for the man she knew as Daniel, the man she had been in love with for more than five years, and she said she didn't think it would end the way it did. Several people who witnessed the arrest told The Monitor the officers shocked Cardenas with a stun gun at least three times before he stopped moving. Hernandez on Tuesday in a released statement said Cardenas became violent toward the officers, but neighbors deny the Donna man could even move after he was handcuffed and placed on his stomach. “There were three officers on top of him,” said one neighbor in Spanish. The woman declined to identify herself in fear of police retaliation. “He wasn't moving. You could just see him trying to move his head up.”
Victim's Name: Inocencio Cardenas Jr.
Agency Responsible: Donna Police Department
Gender: Male
Age: 38
Race: Hispanic
Date of Death: February 15, 2016
County: Hidalgo
Cause of Death: Taser
Official Disposition: Pending investigation/No Known Charges
Criminal Charges: No known charges
Mental Illness: Drug or alcohol use
Armed: Unarmed/Did Not Have an Actual Weapon
Weapon: unarmed
Threat Level: undetermined
Fleeing: Not fleeing
Geography: Suburban