Stoltz Arrested for Theft, Probation Violation

District 6 candidate Eric Stoltz was arrested last year for Probation Violation.

Why was he on probation? Because in 2010 he was charged with Theft under $500.

I realize that some of you don't understand the amount of distain I have for the Westside of El Paso and it has occurred to me that maybe my real thoughts about Stoltz's candidacy may have been lost on you, so I'll clarify.

Awhile back I wrote that I think he'd be a fine candidate for city council, but for the Westside.

That was really more of a commentary that he seems to care more about the Westside than he does the Valley.

So let me be very clear. I've been doing this a long time. I've interviewed or met everyone who has run for anything noteworthy in this town for more than a decade, probably pushing two. Which means when I state the following, you should really should take it seriously.

Eric Stoltz is among the worst candidates to ever run for local office.

I'm not talking about his policies because he's really not clear on what policies he's for or against. I'm talking about him as a packaged candidate.

I know that city council races tend to attract the worst candidates but what is it with this election cycle candidates with shady legal pasts feel compelled to run for office?

I seriously don't get it.

Do they not understand that your average voter doesn't look kindly upon a criminal record?

How dumb do you have to be to think that your criminal record won't be a major issue for voters? Especially if they don't know much else about you.

Look, not being smart enough to clean up your social media and posts about being stoned before you run for office is one thing. Like I said, if you wanna be a marijuano, do you.

But running for office thinking no one would find out about your criminal record is just plain hall of fame stupid.

Although its more than just stupid. Stoltz got on the ballot with signatures from voters. Not many considering it literally takes just 25 signatures, but there were signatures nonetheless. I'm gonna assume that the vast majority of people that signed his petition where friends and family, so they probably knew he had a record.

But if anyone signed that petition was just a regular voter in the district, then Stoltz owed it to them to be honest about his record with them.

Its possible that voters would look over the marijuana use. But its highly unlikely that had a voter known he had a criminal past that involved theft that they would be supportive of him being in office.

But wait until you hear all the chances this guy was given.



Records indicate that Stoltz was originally charged with Theft of Property under $500 in 2010. Stoltz wasn't arrested for the charge until 2012. Stoltz was given Pre-Trial Diversion in 2013, but appears to have not completed the program successfully. He was given yet another chance by the courts in 2014 and was given probation for 1 year and 40 hours of community service. So his probation should have ended in 2015.

Stoltz appears to have not complied with the terms of his probation that time too!

Seriously, who doesn't learn their lesson at that point?

I'm not talking out of my ass here, y'all know I've been on probation. Its a pain in the ass, but you gotta do what you gotta do. You gotta meet with your PO, do your community service, pay your fees, and be a good boy.

They will even make you take random drug tests or check to see if you've consumed alcohol.

So he didn't learn his lesson when he was given PTD.

He didn't learn his lesson when he got probation either.

So he was eventually arrested on February 14, 2017 for probation violation. It is unclear what exactly was violated but it could have been for failing a drug test, not completing community service hours, not paying fees, or not complying with curfew.

Photo credit: El Paso County Sheriff's Department

Court records indicate that one month later his probation ended.

I haven't been able to track down what exactly it was that he stole yet, but theft isn't something voters take lightly.

A district 5 candidate was arrested for domestic violence during this campaign season, but he has yet to have his day in court and even he is in a better position with voters than Stoltz.

Stoltz has not publicly commented on his criminal record but I'm sure if the media wants to talk to him they can likely find him at the community meeting at Del Valle High School tonight at 7pm.

Take if from me, having a record - even for minor offenses - is something that follows you. But Stoltz can't even argue that when he was young and irresponsible he was young and irresponsible because well...he's still young and irresponsible.

It takes a pretty incredible level of arrogance to ask voters to put you in charge of millions of their tax dollars when you can't even be trusted to knock out 40 hours of community service and pay some fines over 7 years.

The more you learn about Stoltz the more you get the idea that the guy just can't seem to get things done. He's 25, still lives and home with his parents, and is still allegedly a student. Can't live on his own, can't get a career going, can't finish school, can't finish probation.

According to one of my readers, Stoltz's block walk this weekend was not well-attended. He was seen at a local park Saturday morning and it appears that this was his entire team of block walkers.

I figured he'd be a better organizer than that and would have had a bunch of people ready to hit the streets.

Then on Sunday he was on social media complaining that the League of Women Voters had unfair rules and for that reason he couldn't be on television for a debate. He's also been making mention of an medical waste facility being proposed in the Lower Valley. Rep Ordaz was out collecting petitions against the proposed facility instead of being on public television. Stoltz's post implies that he was somehow discriminated against by the League of Women Voters because he's a man and Ordaz is a woman.

Ordaz was out doing her job trying to protect our community from a medical waste facility while Stoltz is throwing a fit about not getting his close-up.