This Pasco man didn't let his wheelchair stop him from beating up another guy

A Pasco man is adding assault to his attempted murder charges after allegedly helping to beat a man in the Franklin County jail.

Edwin Espejo, 31, has been in a wheelchair since he returned to Franklin County jail to face attempted murder charges for a Sept. 16, 2017 showdown with Pasco police.

Now he, along with Adrian Tejeda-Sandoval, 29, and Efren P. Torres, 21, are each facing one count of second-degree assault for a June 10 attack.

The attack started at about 7:30 p.m. when Tejeda-Sandoval began beating suspected rapist Richard Vasquez, 30, in his cell.

Jail video reportedly shows Espejo and Torres among the people entering Vasquez's cell within 15 minutes.

Several more people also went in Vasquez's cell, but police couldn't identify them, according to court records.

Vasquez was sent to Lourdes Hospital with a broken nose, a concussion and cuts to his eyebrow and inner lip, which required stitches.

The three charged men are being held on $50,000 bail for the charges.

Tejeda-Sandoval was in jail on suspicion of possession of a stolen car, and Torres was being held on suspicion of domestic violence assault.

This story was originally published June 19, 2018 at 6:20 PM with the headline "This Pasco man didn't let his wheelchair stop him from beating up another guy."