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Bandera County GOP leaders enter pretrial diversion, forced to resign positions in felony fraud case

DAโ€™s office recommended low bonds for man accused of being โ€˜ready for warโ€™ with Universal City police

SA manโ€™s murder sentence reduced from 99 to 18 years after appeals court negates previous conviction

Woman who embellished husbandโ€™s wartime injuries ordered to surrender $110K truck. Feds found it in Kentucky.

SAPD officer charged with DWI after truck found stuck on concrete median

Another man indicted just shy of two years after KSAT Investigates digs for information

Three days shy of the two-year mark since his alleged crime, Ruben Casas has been indicted by the Bexar County District Attorneyโ€™s Office.

Group of home and business owners warning about bad contractor

A group of homeowners and a pair of business owners are sounding the alarm on a bad contractor.

Man indicted for murder after KSAT Investigates report on DAโ€™s backlog

Murder case indicted after KSAT Investigates report on DA's backlog

Suspect charged in rampage against San Antonio police finally indicted in 2022 felony cases

A man accused of shooting three San Antonio police officers last month has formally been indicted in two unrelated felony cases that took nearly a year to go before a grand jury.

Despite some pretrial diversion failures, Bexar County DA touts expanded program

Bexar County defendants given pretrial diversion repeatedly reoffended after landing dismissals, or in some instances, had their cases reopened after failing to complete the program, data analyzed by KSAT Investigates shows.

Man on parole back in custody, accused of terrorizing Stone Oak neighborhood with a gun

A San Antonio man with a violent criminal history dating back more than 15 years has been arrested and booked on a long list of new charges after investigators said he threatened people with a gun in a Stone Oak neighborhood.

Thousands of cases remain unindicted by Bexar County District Attorneyโ€™s Office

An open records request shows that 5,714 cases between 2022 and 2023 are awaiting indictments by the Bexar County District Attorney's Office.

Wife of Capitol rioter appointed to NEISD committee, sparking controversy

School Health Advisory Council member Crystal Keen has been a frequent critic of the district, internal emails show.

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Video: Off-duty SAPD officer called 911 saying woman was going to kill him. BCSO rushed to house, found him drunk

A veteran San Antonio police officer has been suspended after calling 911 and telling dispatchers a woman inside his home was going to kill him, prompting a large law enforcement response that ended with Bexar County Sheriffโ€™s deputies instead determining that the off-duty officer was drunk.

San Antonio Fire Department responding to more vacant structure fires

San Antonio Fire Department is responding to more and more vacant structure fires year after year. As of July 31 this year, 29% of SAFDโ€™s fire calls were for vacant structures.

After elderly grandmotherโ€™s home burns down, city hits her with $25K demolition bill

An elderly San Antonio woman whose home was destroyed in a fire Memorial Day weekend has been hit with a demolition bill for nearly $25,000, after city officials said they were forced to have the structure demolished.

Barrientes Vela appeal moved back to Bexar County as court works through transcript issues

Ex-constable Michelle Barrientes Velaโ€™s appeal of her felony convictions has been moved back to Bexar County temporarily while court reporters attempt to address issues with the written transcript of the case.

Court tosses code enforcement cases spurred on by letter from disgraced former assistant development services director

An administrative hearing officer has tossed out four code violation cases against the owners of a west San Antonio storage yard after ruling that city code does not require the parking area to be paved.

City tore out downtown bike lane barriers after pressure from prominent real estate developer

The city of San Antonio ripped out four concrete barriers and reduced the size of two others in front of a downtown church just months after they were built, following pressure from a prominent real estate developer, records obtained by KSAT Investigates show.

BCSO deputy suspended 10 days after sibling used her firearm to pistol whip man

Deputy Kimberly Vasquez, a nearly three-year veteran of BCSO, was handed the suspension in March, discipline records released to KSAT Investigates confirm.

10 years in prison for habitual drunk driver whose blood alcohol content was nearly 4 times the legal limit

Karon Shouse, 58, was sentenced last month in Kendall County District Court, nearly two years after investigators said she drove the wrong way down a street, nearly struck a man with her vehicle and then refused to stop for a Fair Oaks Ranch police officer who attempted to pull her over.

Woman who accused boyfriend of kidnapping now charged with violating protective order

A woman was arrested by San Antonio police Wednesday after investigators determined she snuck inside her ex-boyfriendโ€™s apartment and had previously violated a protective order against her.

After rash of violence against SAPD officers, union president calls on DA Gonzales to resign

Danny Diaz told KSAT Investigates in an interview Thursday that Gonzales โ€œabsolutelyโ€ should resign from office amid growing criticism of how the DAโ€™s office prosecutes defendants.

Man โ€˜ready for warโ€™ with police found with loaded weapons, large amount of ammunition, records show

A man found with multiple loaded firearms, including an AR-style rifle, and a large amount of ammunition had planned to go to a home for a shootout with police just outside San Antonio this week, booking records obtained by KSAT Investigates show.

Former child placement agency shut down after alleged financial irregularities

A former child placement agency, Lonestar Social Services, has been shut down after alleged financial irregularities.

Booze-filled gift baskets, lottery tickets auctioned off by District Clerkโ€™s office in county building

For one week this month, anyone walking through the basement between the Paul Elizondo Tower and the Bexar County Justice Center passed by large gift baskets on display as part of a silent auction.

Two sergeants in one sheriffโ€™s office had sexual relations with deputies. Why was only one fired?

A male Comal County Sheriffโ€™s sergeant who admitted to having a sexual relationship with a subordinate deputy who worked for him at the courthouse complex was allowed to keep his job and retire years later, despite the same agency firing a female sergeant who violated similar rules on employee fraternization, personnel records obtained by KSAT Investigates show.

Kerrville man faces multiple sex assault charges, accused of drugging female

Mark Andrew Padilla, 45, faces three counts of aggravated sexual assault, two counts of sexual assault and one count of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon after being indicted by a Kerr County grand jury last month.

Another female convention center employee reports being assaulted by co-workers at city-run facility

A female maintenance worker at the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center told San Antonio police last week that two male co-workers have repeatedly assaulted her the past six months. The allegations, laid out in an Aug. 15 SAPD assault report obtained by KSAT Investigates, are the latest issues to arise at the city-run facility, at least five maintenance supervisors have been accused of improperly treating female coworkers in recent years.

SAPD officer fired for making phantom calls for service

The San Antonio Police Department has fired an officer for repeatedly creating phantom calls for service, city discipline records obtained by KSAT Investigates show.

SAPD officer suspended 30 days, will not be criminally charged for 2022 assault incident

A San Antonio Police Department officer accused of injuring a woman in a 2022 assault incident in Schertz was suspended 30 days but will not face criminal charges, officials confirmed.

Complaint accuses Fair Oaks Ranch PD chief of intimidating officers, handing out prescription pills at department party

The chief of police of Fair Oaks Ranch has been placed on paid administrative leave while officials there investigate accusations that he intimidated officers at work and provided prescription Adderall pills to fellow officers while at an off-duty gathering.

SAPD officer suspended after gun, stun gun stolen from vehicle in separate burglaries

A San Antonio Police Department officer was twice suspended this summer after city-issued equipment, including his service weapon, was stolen from his personal vehicle in car burglaries that took place one month apart, discipline records released this week confirm.

Couple frustrated by excessively high SAWS water bill after leak

A couple is frustrated by an excessively high water bill they received from SAWS.

City defends repeated contact with disgraced former assistant development services director

San Antonio officials have defended their repeated contact with a disgraced city executive after KSAT Investigates found a letter written by him was used as the catalyst for a code enforcement investigation at an elderly coupleโ€™s West Side property.

SAPD: Cousin of Uvalde mass shooter accused of threatening to shoot up school, family member

San Antonio police on Monday arrested a teenager accused of threatening to shoot up an area school and a family member, an arrest warrant obtained by KSAT Investigates shows. The suspect, 17-year-old Nathan Cruz, is the cousin of the Uvalde mass shooter, the warrant states.

Arbitrator severely reduces suspension of SAPD lieutenant who made sexual remarks about female sergeant

A San Antonio police lieutenant had a 30-day suspension reduced to just three days after a third-party arbitrator last month ruled there was no truth to the allegation that he had sexually harassed a female sergeant.

Texas prisons sweltering as lawmakers refuse to mandate air conditioning inside

Texas is one of 13 states that does not require air conditioning inside of units.

Lawsuit: South Texas DA twice used expunged records to block officer from landing law enforcement jobs

A veteran law enforcement officer has filed a lawsuit in federal court in San Antonio accusing the district attorney of the 81st judicial district and one of her investigators of using unlawfully obtained records to block his hiring by two agencies.

Former Medina County commissioner facing felony fraud, tampering with evidence charges

A Medina County commissioner who resigned last week citing personal reasons faces felony fraud and tampering with evidence charges, a spokesman for the Texas Department of Public Safety confirmed to KSAT Wednesday night.

Lawsuit over semitruck crash reveals issue of truck driver working 2 months without day off

San Antonio attorney Shawn Mechler was so troubled by what he uncovered during a lawsuit he filed against a Texas trucking conglomerate, that he reported the firm to federal authorities shortly after settling the case for six figures earlier this year.

Medina County commissioner resigns; Texas Rangers probing possible theft of recycled metal funds

Medina County officials have accepted the resignation of Commissioner Tim Neuman, days after he resigned from his position citing personal reasons.

SA family feels let down by prosecutors after 2017 manslaughter case moves to new court

A San Antonio family whose loved one was killed by a wrong-way driver in early 2017 has expressed frustration over the handling of the criminal case.

Comal County Sheriffโ€™s sergeant, deputy lose jobs after not disclosing sexual relationship

A Comal County Sheriffโ€™s Office sergeant and deputy lost their jobs earlier this year after failing to disclose to their administration that they had been involved in a sexual relationship, personnel records obtained by KSAT Investigates show.

โ€˜Somebody dropped the ballโ€™: Sakai says he was blindsided by fee increase for indigent defense

Members of the San Antonio Criminal Defense Lawyers Association attending a seminar during Fiesta were among the first people to hear the good news: county court judges had days earlier approved a fee increase for misdemeanor indigent defense cases. The pay increase for private attorneys who represent defendants who cannot otherwise afford legal counsel was long overdue, multiple county officials and defense attorneys told KSAT Investigates.

2 of 3 SAPD officers charged with murder of woman have multiple past suspensions

Two of the three San Antonio Police Department officers who were charged with murder last month have multiple past suspensions, records obtained by KSAT show.

McManus, attorney for fired SAPD officer spar during arbitration hearing

San Antonio Police Department Chief William McManus and the attorney for an officer fired by McManus for excessive force in 2020 repeatedly sparred during day three of arbitration in the discipline case.

โ€˜Street justiceโ€™ vs. justified use of force: Fired SAPD officer begins battle to win back job

Arbitration began Tuesday for a fired San Antonio police officer accused of injuring a suspect and using vulgar language during the manโ€™s arrest nearly four years ago.

What happens to a student who makes a school threat? This 12-year-old is learning the hard way

In late March, San Antonio police were called to the School of Science and Technology - Hill Country to investigate complaints that a 6th grader had threatened to harm his classmates days earlier.

Hondo woman charged in connection to theft of $36K from elementary school PTO

Hondo police on Friday arrested a woman accused of stealing more than $36,000 from an elementary school parent teacher organization bank account.

A year after SA voters approved $2.25 million in city bond money to expand K9s For Warriors, organization lays off staff

A little over a year after San Antonio residents voted to approve millions of dollars in funding to expand the footprint of K9s For Warriors here, the organization has instead laid off some of its staff.

SAPD officer handed three indefinite suspensions after string of incidents off duty

Officer Misty Floyd was terminated on April 13, discipline paperwork released by city officials this week confirms.

SAPD supervisors suspended over roles in Helotes bar fight

Two supervisors with the San Antonio Police Department were suspended earlier this year for their roles in a bar brawl in Helotes last fall.

Man shot, killed by BCSO faced prison time for violating probation in manslaughter case

Ryan Stanush punched his sister in the face inside the home, leaving her with facial lacerations, before attacking a deputy outside the residence in the 8000 block of Versant Bluff, Sheriff Javier Salazar previously said.

Judge denies motion to extend surrender date for woman who embellished husbandโ€™s wartime injuries

A Dripping Springs woman who embellished her Army veteran husbandโ€™s wartime injuries to carry out a lengthy fraud scheme must report to federal prison by Wednesday, after a judge denied her motion to extend her surrender date.

โ€˜Youโ€™re a Ranger for Godโ€™s sakeโ€™: Judge affirms contempt of court ruling against Texas Ranger in Barrientes Vela case

A Bexar County visiting judge on Monday affirmed a previous judgeโ€™s decision to hold a Texas Ranger in contempt of court for flubbing his testimony during Michelle Barrientes Velaโ€™s public corruption trial last year.

Top prosecutor who left DAโ€™s office after scathing review hampered by complaints in return to office

The chief of the Bexar County District Attorneyโ€™s Family Violence Division previously resigned from the office after a performance improvement report questioned her courtroom strategy and behavior in the workplace, personnel records obtained by KSAT Investigates show.

Man sues Kendall County after falling, breaking back in jail

Suit claims jail officials forced unconstitutional conditions of confinement on Gabriel Miranda.

Records: Arbitrator in high-profile SAPD, BCSO discipline cases intended to defraud creditors during past bankruptcy

An arbitrator who has decided several high-profile San Antonio and Bexar County first responder discipline cases in recent years is under scrutiny after federal courts ruled he intended to defraud creditors during a previous bankruptcy filing, KSAT Investigates has confirmed.

One year since Robb Elementary shooting, mystery still surrounds criminal investigation of law enforcement response

One year since the Robb Elementary School shooting, it remains unclear whether any of the nearly 400 law enforcement officers who responded that fateful May day will be criminally charged for their inaction.

San Antonio woman sues BCSO after a confidential informant planted drugs in her home

Rubee Sandoval proved a confidential informant working for BCSO planted drugs in her home and others. Sandoval's unmasking of the corrupt informant led to the overturning of at least 4 convictions and the dismissal of her case. Since the botched drug raid on her home, Sandoval said she lost the home, her vehicle and her job. She's now suing the county, Sheriff Salazar, his narcotics deputies, and the confidential informant.

Harlandale ISD student loses testicle after being kicked by classmate

A child with special needs at Harlandale Independent School District was forced to have surgery to remove one of his testicles after a classmate kicked him in the groin, district and medical records obtained by KSAT Investigates show.

SAPD to centralize property crimes unit, amid criticism from detectives

Citing the need to be more proactive in how it investigates property crimes, the San Antonio Police Department this summer will centralize that unit and rebrand it as the Property Crimes Task Force.

San Marcos pays $125K to man shocked by officersโ€™ stun guns while his arms were raised

A man who San Marcos police officers shocked with stun guns during a 2021 incident has received a $125,000 settlement from the city, court records viewed Monday by KSAT Investigates show.

Footage shows Converse woman pull gun on neighbor later arrested for assault

A Converse woman pulled out a handgun and threatened to shoot her next-door neighbor after being shoved during a heated argument over bulk trash pickup, surveillance footage obtained by KSAT Investigates shows.

5 years after SAPD vehicle hit and killed man, his family calls cityโ€™s lawsuit settlement offer โ€˜insultingโ€™

David Arredondo died May 11, 2018, while riding a bicycle around 11:35 p.m. in the 7400 block of Somerset Road, on the cityโ€™s Southwest Side.

Even more issues for SA convention center as supervisor fired for inappropriate text messages

A maintenance supervisor at the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center was fired this month after a workplace investigation found he sent sexually inappropriate text messages to a woman who worked under him, records obtained Wednesday by KSAT Investigates confirm.

Man says homeless encampment inches from his Deco District home impacts his daily life

A longtime resident of San Antonioโ€™s Deco District says the constant presence of a homeless encampment in the alley behind his home is negatively impacting his daily life.

Records: Councilman Perry made teen girl cashier uncomfortable before drunken hit-and-run crash

San Antonio City Councilman Clayton Perry drank more than 14 alcoholic beverages and repeatedly professed his love for a teenage drive-thru cashier shortly before crashing his Jeep into another vehicle and fleeing the scene, prosecution records obtained by KSAT Investigates show.

Evidence in kidnapping case against Army vet had massive flaws. BCSO charged him anyway.

Although the charges have now been dropped, Juan โ€œTonyโ€ Valdez's life was turned upside down.

Car stolen from SA family racked up hundreds of dollars in fees at city pound

A car stolen from a downtown parking lot in early March was repeatedly cited for parking illegally blocks away and then sat for more than a week at the cityโ€™s impound lot, before its owner was finally informed of its recovery.

Unlicensed Boerne doctor sentenced to 8 years in prison in fraud cases

A Kendall County woman who practiced medicine without a license will serve eight years in prison after being sentenced Tuesday in two fraud cases.

Unlicensed Boerne doctor pleads guilty in fraud cases

A Kendall County woman whose downtown Boerne medical practice drew scrutiny from law enforcement investigators has pleaded guilty to two felony charges, Kendall County court officials confirmed Thursday.

Female convention center employees file lawsuit against city, accusing male supervisors of harassment and sexual assault

Female maintenance employees at the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center were subjected to sexual harassment, sexual assault, battery and verbal abuse by their male supervisors, a lawsuit filed Friday in Bexar County District Court claims.

Convention center supervisor charged with assaulting coworker no longer employed by city

A Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center supervisor accused of assaulting a coworker has left his position with the city, weeks before he is scheduled to go to trial in the case.

Feds move to freeze assets of woman who embellished husbandโ€™s wartime injuries in fraud scheme

Department of Justice officials have moved to freeze the assets of a Dripping Springs woman who embellished her Army husbandโ€™s wartime injuries as part of a lengthy fraud scheme, federal court records obtained by KSAT Investigates show.

Man charged with killing own daughter faced massive tax liens, defaulted on golf membership payments

A San Antonio nurse practitioner accused of shooting his ex-wife and two young children Monday, killing the youngest victim, faced tens of thousands of dollars in unpaid golf membership dues, Bexar County court records obtained by KSAT Investigates show.

Domestic violence survivor criticizes plea deal that gave attacker no jail time

A domestic abuser with a previous family violence conviction in Bexar County was given five years probation and no jail time as part of a plea deal with prosecutors. Now, the deal is being criticized by the victim in the case.

Parents sew recording device in toddlerโ€™s jacket, capture audio of day care worker threatening to harm kids

Two employees of a San Antonio day care directed profane language toward young children, with one of the women even threatening to harm kids in her care, according to audio recordings obtained by KSAT Investigates.

DA Gonzales pushes back on KSAT exposรฉ into workplace complaints

Bexar County District Attorney Joe Gonzales on Tuesday publicly took issue with KSATโ€™s reporting on workplace complaints within his agency, telling county commissioners that low pay is the primary catalyst behind a drove of recent resignations.

Post commander stripped of position after sounding alarm on Texas VFW leaderโ€™s intoxication manslaughter conviction

A commander of a San Antonio VFW post was stripped of his position last year after repeatedly alerting leaders of the organization that one of its state officers is on probation for intoxication manslaughter.

Court records: NEISD trustee hit stepson, called him โ€˜her slaveโ€™

A board trustee with the North East Independent School District is accused of repeatedly hitting her teenage stepson, withholding food from him and calling the child โ€œher slave,โ€ court filings obtained by KSAT Investigates show.

โ€˜Hostile and toxicโ€™: Employees tee off on Bexar DA Gonzales administration in exit interviews

Complaints detailed in more than 100 exit interviews and resignation letters that were obtained by KSAT Investigates.

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