SAN ANTONIO — Tejano star Eddie Gonzalez, known for his hits "El Disgusto" and "Necesito," was taken into custody late Thursday night, according to the Bexar County Sheriff's Office.
The 42-year-old musician was arrested for Contempt of Court, a Class A misdemeanor.
Gonzalez was slated to perform Thursday at the Tejano Explosion music festival, according to their website.
BCSO says his bond had been set at $5,000. Gonzalez has reportedly made bond.
UPDATE:
Gonzalez's attorney, Kenneth E. Grubbs, has released a statement confirming that the arrest was related to child support payments that Gonzalez was forced to make but failed to do so. The statement also includes an apology to Gonzalez's fans that expected to see him at the music festival but didn't because of the arrest.
You can read part of the statement below, where the law office uses Gonzalez's legal last name which is spelled Gonzales. (His stage name uses EZ at the end of his last name.)
Mr. Gonzales is currently involved with litigation related to past due child support payments. Mr. Gonzales, for many years, was under the impression that his prior management company had been making payments from his royalties for his child support. Unfortunately, this did not occur and a very large arrearage has developed that is owed to his former wife and his former girlfriend.
Yesterday morning we believed that we had an agreement for a payment arrangements with the Texas Attorney General's office to begin to pay off the arrears and support. We also believe that as part of the negotiations that the warrants were lifted. Mr. Gonzales appeared at the Tejano Explosion believing that he had situation resolved.
After his arrest, a hearing was had this afternoon in which he successfully negotiated Mr. Gonzales' release in return for a large child support payment. Mr. Gonzales wants his fans to know that he was not running from this issue and was attempting to resolve the issue when his arrest occurred. He would further like to apologize to his fans and the promoters for what occurred last night and to let everyone know that he plans to make up for his cancellation.
He also wants his children to know that he loves them and fully intends to make whatever has occurred in the past right.
