Top prosecutor who left DA’s office after scathing review hampered by complaints in return to office
The chief of the Bexar County District Attorney’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.
84-year-old man arrested for repeated bond violations after hosting drunken parties for underage victims
An 84-year-old man who has repeatedly violated his bond conditions and was reprimanded Wednesday at the Bexar County courthouse after he allegedly took someone he wasn’t supposed to have contact with to Target.
Affidavit details injuries to 3-year-old after child’s mother, her boyfriend arrested for alleged abuse
The child was hospitalized three times within a month with serious injuries. He’s currently in the hospital and his recovery is expected to be long, Salazar said.The child’s mother, Brandy Laurel, 24, and her boyfriend, Justin Garcia, 25, are each charged with injury to a child causing serious bodily injury - reckless.
‘Very heartbreaking case’: Sheriff says woman, boyfriend arrested after child’s severe injuries lead to hospitalizations
Bexar County sheriff’s deputies arrested a woman and her boyfriend accused of being involved in the severe injury of a 3-year-old child, leading to several hospital visits, according to Sheriff Javier Salazar.
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.
Community health groups celebrate education, vaccinations as COVID-19 emergency declaration ends
Dr. Adelita Cantu was the first person in Bexar County to get the first COVID-19 shot in Bexar County in December 2020. Since then, she's joined a community-wide coalition to educate and vaccinate the community to reduce COVID deaths.
Deputies responding to disturbance call shoot, kill man after he fires AR-15 assault rifle, BCSO Sheriff says
Deputies responding to a domestic violence call shot and killed a 39-year-old man outside a home in far North Bexar County late Tuesday night, according to Bexar County Sheriff Javier Salazar.
Bexar County DA files motion to deny bail for man accused of killing child, attacking child’s mother, sister
The Bexar County District Attorney’s Office has filed a motion to deny bail for Stephen Clare, accused of capital murder in the death of an 11-month-old child and attacking his ex-wife and her 2-year-old daughter.
San Antonio City Councilman Clayton Perry pleads no contest, gets 1 year deferred adjudication
If Perry successfully completes the special type of probation, the charges against him will be dismissed, and he will avoid a conviction on his record. Prosecutors from the Bexar County District Attorney’s opposed the deal, having offered a probation deal that would have required a conviction.
DA Gonzales pushes back on KSAT exposé into workplace complaints
Bexar County District Attorney Joe Gonzales on Tuesday publicly took issue with KSAT’s reporting on workplace complaints within his agency, telling county commissioners that low pay is the primary catalyst behind a drove of recent resignations.
New program to get mentally ill inmates held in limbo ‘competent’ enough for trial
There are 280 inmates at the Bexar County Jail that have been designated “incompetent to stand trial” because of mental health issues, intellectual disabilities, or other problems. If they can’t make bail, they’re stuck waiting for a bed in the heavily back-logged state hospital system.
Local mom shares how United Way of San Antonio, Bexar County scholarship impacted her family’s life
The United Way of San Antonio and Bexar County supports parents pursuing higher education and job training. The organization’s childcare scholarship has impacted the lives of many families in our community, including one San Antonio mother.
Man shot, killed by truck owner after stealing vehicle on Southeast Side identified by medical examiner
A man in his 30s who stole a vehicle from a North Side home on Wednesday was shot and killed after the owners of the pickup truck tracked it down on the Southeast Side and took matters into their own hands, according to San Antonio police.