Well, Lubbock, it’s 2026 and we finally have an update on the nightmare that happened back in June. You remember the story: a 17-year-old just trying to get a pump at the TruFit on 82nd Street ends up in a literal horror movie scenario. Apparently, our local fitness centers aren’t just for judgmentally staring at people on the elliptical anymore; they’re now the backdrop for 70-year-old creeps to play “The Shining” in the locker room stalls.
According to the affidavit, Raymundo Almaraz decided that “Let me in” was an appropriate thing to chant while rattling a teenager’s bathroom stall door at 10:00 p.m. When the kid—who clearly has more situational awareness than the average Lubbock driver—tried to make a break for it, Almaraz allegedly pulled a tactical hide-and-seek move in a shower stall before cornering the teen in a changing area. Nothing says “Hub City Hospitality” like a septuagenarian ignoring pleas for mercy because he’s “horny.”
After a solid seven months of the Lubbock Police Department doing their best “we’re looking for him” shrug on social media, they finally slapped the cuffs on Almaraz this week. And here’s the kicker that makes this a quintessential West Texas tale: social media reports indicate our protagonist is a pastor. Because of course he is. Nothing rounds out a Lubbock crime story quite like a side of religious hypocrisy and a $100,000 bond
Is it too much to ask for a gym membership where the only thing being violated is my personal space by a guy who doesn’t wipe down the bench press?
https://www.everythinglubbock.com/news/local-news/lubbock-man-arrested-sexual-assault/
https://www.kcbd.com/2026/01/30/70-year-old-raymundo-almaraz-charged-with-sexual-assault-teenager/