CORPUS CHRISTI, Tx — The man accused of shooting a Corpus Christi police officer last Friday has been charged, and the wounded officer has been released from the hospital, police said Monday.
Adan Martinez, 26, faces charges of aggravated assault against a public servant — a first-degree felony — and resisting arrest, search or transport with a deadly weapon, a third-degree felony. His bond has been set at $320,000.
The injured officer was released from the hospital the evening of the shooting and is recovering well, according to the Corpus Christi Police Department. Two officers have been placed on administrative duty pending a review of the incident, standard protocol for officer-involved shootings.
Officers responded at approximately 3:38 p.m. Friday, May 29, to a threat-in-progress call at an AutoZone in the 2100 block of Airline Road. A customer was reportedly threatening people inside the store.
According to a probable cause statement obtained by KRIS 6 News, police were dispatched due to reports that a customer was threatening violence against another customer. That suspect was later identified as Martinez.
According to the document, police "learned that Adan was acting aggressively and erratically to customers at the Autozone and threatened another customer before officers arrived."
The first officers on scene attempted to frisk Martinez, but he moved away from them. Officers then told him to stop, at which point he reached into his waistband. Those officers then took Martinez to the ground and he continued to use physical force to resist the arrest, according to the probable cause statement.
"During the struggle Adan recklessly drew the semi-automatic pistol he was concealing in a holster on his waistband and fired a round which struck Officer (redacted) in the leg. Officer were able to get the weapon away from Adan and take him into custody," the statement reads.
Martinez was taken into custody at the scene and transported to the City Detention Center. No other individuals were injured.
Prior criminal record
Court records show Martinez has a prior criminal history in Nueces County and was on deferred adjudication probation at the time of Friday's shooting.
In October 2023, Martinez was indicted on two counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, both second-degree felonies. He pleaded guilty to both counts. A Nueces County judge placed him on five years of deferred adjudication community supervision on each count, to run concurrently. The court found that a firearm was used in both offenses.
In March 2025, Martinez was indicted on a separate count of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, also a second-degree felony. He again pleaded guilty. A judge placed him on an additional five-year deferred adjudication community supervision term. That order was signed in December 2025.
Court records show Martinez was under active deferred adjudication supervision on all three cases at the time of the May 29 incident.
Under Texas law, deferred adjudication is not a conviction. A new arrest can be grounds for the state to file a motion to adjudicate guilt, which, if granted, would allow a judge to impose any sentence within the range for the original charges.
