BEXAR COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE

Bexar County Sheriff’s Office deputies with the Fugitive Apprehension Unit arrested an 18-year-old in connection with child sex crimes involving a 14-year-old.

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

The all-clear was given at JBSA-Lackland on Thursday afternoon after a military bomb squad found no indications of an explosive.

Saturday, the Bexar County Sheriff's Office held its first career fair since a historic pay raise was announced by county commissioners.

A Bexar County Sheriff’s deputy was arrested after a child made an outcry of sexual abuse, officials said.

Although the charges have now been dropped, Juan “Tony” Valdez's life was turned upside down.

This type of training is supposed to look, sound, and feel real, but it’s not. Its goal is to simulate the stress of a life-or-death situation.

A man was arrested after Bexar County sheriff’s deputies found a dog that was “skin and bones” in his backyard.

A man is on the run after authorities said he robbed three teens inside a McDonald’s restaurant on the far West Side, according to the Bexar County Sheriff’s Office.

A former Bexar County Sheriff’s deputy fired in 2020 amid accusations that he illegally strip searched women has died while awaiting trial for kidnapping.

An Edgewood Independent School District police officer seen on cell phone camera footage kneeling on the neck of a teenager late last year had previously been dismissed by the Bexar County Sheriff’s Office for excessive force, personnel records obtained by KSAT Investigates show.

Auto glass shop owners said there’s been a boom in business due to the increase in vehicle break-ins and the shortage of supplies that has continued since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Bexar County Sheriff’s Office has released few details about the shooting of Ted Johnson Jr., 15, beyond saying he was found unresponsive and shot multiple times in the 500 block of Lucrezia at 12:10 a.m. Sunday. He pronounced dead at University Hospital less than an hour later.

A man with a lengthy criminal record and several active warrants was arrested late last week on multiple additional charges.

A search is underway for a 27-year-old man last seen in far South Bexar County, according to the Bexar County Sheriff’s Office.

The Bexar County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s help in searching for a man who they say stole $55,000 worth of equipment from a construction site.

Bexar County Sheriff’s Office deputies are hitting the streets as they work to keep drunk drivers off the road.

The number of incidents of Bexar County detention officers using force on inmates has dropped this year, after a noticeable spike in 2021, records analyzed by KSAT Investigates show.

A human skull was discovered late Thursday afternoon in a wooded area of southwest Bexar County, Sheriff Javier Salazar said.

Fifteen deputies, ranging from newly hired temporary jailers to longtime veterans of the agency, ended up on the wrong aside of the law this year, compared to just seven arrested officers from SAPD.

A Bexar County Sheriff’s detention officer was suspended 15 days earlier this year after an investigation determined he failed to lock a jail unit door, leading a group of inmates to assault one another.

Prosecutors say one of the shots Mireles fired hit the 5-year-old Belgian Malinois. However, Mireles's indictment does not specifically claim he killed Chucky, but rather that he shot at the dog, which would likely kill or injure it.

The temporary loss of what some residents call the city’s “24/7 police coverage” has pitted neighbor against neighbor with one faction blaming Waldrop and the other blaming a law enforcement agency that detractors say lacked initiative and clear operating standards.

Bexar County Sheriff’s deputies have lost out on more than $680,000 in accrued leave each of the past two years, internal records obtained by KSAT Investigates show.

Though jail staffing was just one aspect of the review by American Correctional Consultants, it remains one of the primary focuses for commissioners, who approve millions of dollars for forced overtime at the jail every year.

A Bexar County sheriff’s deputy who repeatedly yelled at female sergeants in a series of incidents this spring was suspended 15 days, BCSO discipline records show.

A Bexar County Sheriff’s deputy has been suspended after an internal investigation found he advised the son of Somerset Independent School District’s superintendent to delete explicit photos and a video of a female classmate off his phone.

Two families made strong accusations Monday against Bexar County Sheriff Javier Salazar and his office for the handling of shooting deaths of two young girls and their mother in the Anaqua Springs neighborhood in Boerne in 2019.

A man is behind bars after he was discovered with over $1 million in narcotics, along with drug paraphernalia and weapons, according to the Bexar County Sheriff’s Office.

Bexar County Sheriff’s detention officers and deputies who have applied for COVID-19 workers’ compensation benefits since the start of the pandemic have been denied more than 75 percent of the time, records obtained by KSAT Investigates confirm.

Deputy Victor Jimenez III on March 10 brought a prisoner into the Bexar County Jail’s south tower for processing. The prisoner was then searched by a deputy from the agency’s Special Emergency Response Team (SERT) who found the prisoner in possession of a loaded 9mm semi-automatic handgun, according to Jimenez’s suspension report.

An attorney for the former Bexar County Precinct 2 constable provided evidence to Judge Velia Meza on July 21, including multiple rounds of live ammunition as well as letters in which someone threatened to kill Barrientes Vela.

A Bexar County sheriff’s corporal arrested last week on a felony family violence charge used his forearm to cover the mouth of his victim and then squeezed her neck to the point that she temporarily could not see or hear, an arrest warrant obtained Monday by KSAT Investigates shows.

A Bexar County sheriff’s deputy taken into custody just after midnight Monday is accused of beating a woman inside a West Bexar County home and then threatening her with a handgun, BCSO officials have confirmed.

A former Bexar County Sheriff’s deputy has been convicted by a jury on multiple counts of child sex abuse.

More than two years after her husband became the first Bexar County Sheriff’s deputy to die of complications from COVID-19, Pauline Pezina De La Fuente continues a drawn out legal battle for his county death benefits.

A Bexar County dispatcher received high praise from the sheriff for the part she played during a tense murder-suicide call late last month.

A search warrant for the property where a Bexar County Sheriff’s deputy was shot and a suspect was killed last week included the information for the wrong person, BCSO officials admitted Monday.

In his first public comments since being cleared of criminal wrongdoing in the shooting death of a man in Elmendorf in 2020, Bexar County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Brandin Moran said Thursday his brief indictment for manslaughter had a significant emotional impact on him and his family.

Witness videos key evidence in case against to Bexar County Deputies who shot and killed Gilbert Flores in 2015.

A grand jury has indicted a Bexar County sheriff’s deputy for shooting and killing a man inside a home in Elmendorf in 2020, court records obtained by the KSAT 12 Defenders show.

A Bexar County Sheriff’s Office deputy resigned this month, weeks after he was accused in a criminal complaint of exploiting the finances of an elderly woman.

A man has been charged with felony assault of a peace officer after Bexar County Sheriff’s investigators said he dragged a deputy with his truck following a dispute over a rodeo parking detail.

The Bexar County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s help identifying a suspect they say shot and killed a horse in Southeast Bexar County Jan. 11.

All seven suspects were drivers or passengers of vehicles stopped by Bexar County Sheriff’s investigators Thursday afternoon after they left a property in the 11200 block of Briggs Road, where a neighbor had reported seeing 50 people exit a tractor trailer.

A man who was in custody for a drug charge died Tuesday morning due to a pulmonary illness, according to the Bexar County Sheriff's Office.

Bexar County Sheriff’s Office deputies are investigating a deadly crash involving a dump truck on Highway 90 on the Far West Side.

With commissioners poised Tuesday to approve a bundle deal including upgraded body camera technology, Salazar promised to implement the 10-day policy.

The Bexar County Sheriff’s Office is on pace to go over budget on jail overtime, though Sheriff Javier Salazar hopes a new union contract could help slow things down.

People began lining up early Monday for a chance to get COVID-19 vaccines and tests, courtesy of the Bexar County Sheriff's Office.

An arbitrator has upheld the termination of a Bexar County Sheriff’s Office lieutenant, nearly a year after she posted multiple photographs on Facebook showing her near the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6 as a protest erupted into a deadly riot, agency officials confirmed to the KSAT 12 Defenders.

A veteran Bexar County Sheriff’s sergeant retired in lieu of being terminated this week, amid an investigation into whether he acted inappropriately during a covert law enforcement investigation, the KSAT 12 Defenders have confirmed.

A Bexar County Sheriff’s deputy accused of striking a teenager while he was in handcuffs nearly two years ago was indicted Tuesday on charges of official oppression and assault causing bodily injury, court records show.

A combined 25 peace officers from SAPD, BCSO charged in 2021; up 20% from 2020

A San Antonio mother is still waiting to learn how her son died after his remains were found on private property Dec. 4.

Public court proceedings, conversations with sources and case records reveal ongoing communication lapses and mishandling of evidence between the Bexar County District Attorney’s Office and the area’s two largest law enforcement agencies: the San Antonio Police Department and the Bexar County Sheriff’s Office.

A convicted thief with a long history of accepting payments for work he never completed was taken into custody Tuesday morning and charged in connection to two felony theft cases.

Patricia Scharmann says her mare, Stormy, was shot at least four times. A blood trail and trampled grass starting about 25 yards from the fence line show where the horse stumbled and collapsed, ultimately dying with gruesome wounds.

Search efforts are underway for a 15-year-old girl in northeast Bexar County after she was reported missing just a few days ago, according to the Bexar County Sheriff’s Office.

UPDATE: This article has been updated to include a statement from the Bexar County District Attorney’s Office

A man was arrested after Bexar County sheriff’s deputies said they seized a stolen firearm, drugs, and cash while executing a search warrant at a residence on the city’s East Side.

A Bexar County Sheriff’s deputy who shot and killed a man suffering from a mental health episode on the far West Side late last month was identified by agency officials Tuesday as 33-year-old Deputy Joseph Trevino.

Age is but a number if you’re wanting to start a career with the Bexar County Sheriff’s Office.

A San Antonio woman is hoping her brother’s fatal stabbing will encourage the community to step up and help investigators with the many unsolved homicide cases in San Antonio.

A man accused of killing a 67-year-old man by striking him with a shovel in south Bexar County has been formally charged.

A man is in custody after confessing to killing a 67-year-old man with a shovel in South Bexar County Saturday night, according to Bexar County deputies.

The survivor of a fatal triple shooting is sharing his near-death experience and a strong message for the alleged shooter.

The family of a 27-year-old woman who was shot and killed on the Southeast side of Bexar County is hoping the person responsible turns themselves in.

A fire that destroyed a Bexar County sheriff's patrol car also caused a ruckus in a Northeast Bexar County neighborhood. It damaged at least two parked cars.

Downtown businesses’ issues with people experiencing homelessness have spurred the Bexar County Sheriff’s Office to send deputies on patrol along the River Walk -- though not in great numbers nor with the ability to enforce all the local laws.

A Bexar County Sheriff’s Office lieutenant who posted multiple photographs on Facebook showing her near the U.S. Capitol Jan. 6 as a protest erupted into a deadly riot has been fired, BCSO officials confirmed Wednesday night.

A man who was wanted for aggravated assault with a deadly weapon led Bexar County Sheriff’s Office deputies on a short chase Monday morning, authorities said.

Two Bexar County sheriff deputies have been fired, one of whom is facing charges for allegedly conducting an assault on an inmate, according to Sheriff Javier Salazar.

One man is dead and three others are hospitalized following a major crash on South Highway 281, according to officials.

Four men are hospitalized, one of which is in critical condition, following a major crash on South Highway 281.

When Army veteran Tristan Seymour began searching online late last summer for a contractor to build a privacy fence, he went with the one who responded right away: a man who identified himself as Rene Elizondo.

The Bexar County Sheriff’s Office is asking the public for help in locating a missing teen last seen on the county’s far west side.

A Bexar County Sheriff’s training instructor has been removed from having contact with cadets or the general public after being accused of having inappropriate contact with a detention cadet, BCSO officials confirmed Friday.

SAN ANTONIO – A man was arrested after the Bexar County Sheriff’s Office said he was “doing doughnuts” and “driving recklessly” in his truck on Ranch View in West Bexar County. Abel Mascorro, 18, was arrested Saturday after deputies said they tried to pull him over for a traffic stop when he lead them on an off-road pursuit and onto other residents’ front lawns. Earlier this afternoon, Bexar County Sheriff’s West Patrol Deputies responded to reports of a reckless driver doing... Posted by Bexar County Sheriff's Office on Saturday, March 20, 2021The chase ended when Mascorro’s two front tires blew out, according to the sheriff’s office. Mascorro was arrested by deputies without incident and is facing several charges, including felony evading arrest with a motor vehicle. “We are glad to have placed this suspect into custody, but are even more thankful nobody was injured as a result of the reckless actions this driver took,” the sheriff’s office said in a statement.

SAN ANTONIO – A recently-hired Bexar County Sheriff’s deputy was arrested overnight on suspicion of driving while intoxicated, multiple sources confirmed to the KSAT 12 Defenders Tuesday. Colbert is the second BCSO deputy in as many days to face criminal charges. Seven BCSO deputies have already faced criminal charges since the start of 2021, putting the agency on pace to have more than 30 arrests this year. An official statement from BCSO said Colbert had been employed since February and was assigned to the Bexar County Adult Detention Center. She was still in the probationary period and has been terminated according to Bexar County Sheriff’s Office Civil Service rules.

BEXAR COUNTY – 6:51 p.m. Update:After an hours-long standoff in a far west Bexar County neighborhood, a man — once armed with an AR-15 rifle — is now in custody, according to the Bexar County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies are also conducting a second search of the man’s house, which is standard protocol to an incident involving SWAT, Salazar said. The incident was “brought on by most likely PTSD symptoms and there may have been some family stressors ongoing that led to this,” Sheriff Salazar said. Posted by Bexar County Sheriff's Office on Sunday, February 28, 20215 p.m. Update:Negotiations are still underway between a man armed with an AR-15 rifle, Bexar County sheriff deputies and SWAT teams in a far West Bexar County neighborhood. Original:The Bexar County Sheriff’s Office is warning residents in a far West Bexar County neighborhood to stay inside their homes, as a man armed with a rifle is walking around and “threatening law enforcement.”The sheriff’s office posted about the incident on social media on Sunday afternoon.

SAN ANTONIO – The Bexar County Sheriff’s office found a 52-year-old woman dead in her home on Saturday, just days after she was last seen. On Saturday, the sheriff’s office filed a missing person’s report for a 52-year-old woman after one of her co-workers said the woman had not reported to work since Wednesday morning. Due to “details given by co-workers and inclement weather,” the BCSO missing persons unit began to work to find the woman. The sheriff’s office said deputies planned to make a forced entry into the woman’s home on Saturday after they had “no luck” in locating her. Ultimately, deputies decided to enter the house “in the case that the missing person was injured or in need of emergency help,” the sheriff’s office said in a statement to KSAT.

SAN ANTONIO – A search is underway for more than 100 smuggled immigrants who took off into the woods after fleeing from a refrigerated truck at a QuikTrip gas station in south Bexar County, according to Sheriff Javier Salazar. The incident happened around 6 p.m. Thursday at the QT gas station near IH-37 and Loop 1604.  Posted by Bexar County Sheriff's Office on Thursday, February 18, 2021The truck had been modified to help the smugglers avoid detection, according to officials. Those who have been accounted for are being held in the gas station, pending further investigation. The sheriff’s office is still working to account for everyone involved.

SAN ANTONIO – A Bexar County inmate has died shortly after suffering a stroke while in an area hospital, according to Sheriff Javier Salazar. Inmate Gerald Irey, 71, was sent to University Hospital on Feb. 8, and was then taken to a secure part of the hospital on Feb. 9, according to Sheriff Salazar. Ivey had an “altered mental status,” according to the BCSO and in the last couple of days, Irey suffered a stroke. Shortly after, he was then admitted to the Intensive Care Unit, according to Salazar. As of around 9:35 a.m., Sunday, Sheriff Salazar said he was notified that Irey had died at the hospital.

SAN ANTONIO – Bexar County Sheriff Javier Salazar fired more than 100 deputies during his first term in office and only a handful were able to win back their jobs, records obtained by the KSAT 12 Defenders show. The termination records, which cover 2017 through the end of last year, show that 102 deputies were dismissed from the agency. Only five deputies were ever reinstated, either through civil service or a court order, the records show. The money went to a detention deputy who was fired and then reinstated in 2019. Only two of the reinstated deputies, Sgt.

The Bexar County Sheriff's Office put out an advisory for this suspect involved in the shooting of a Balcones Heights police officer. SAN ANTONIO – The Bexar County Sheriff’s Office is searching for a man believed to be involved in the shooting of a Balcones Heights police officer on Wednesday afternoon. The Balcones Heights Police Department confirmed that a sergeant was shot during an incident on Wednesday. Surveillance images released by the sheriff’s office show a man in a Manu Ginobli jersey and dark pants carrying a bag. Anyone with information on the identity or location of the man is asked to call BCSO at 210-335-6000.

BALCONES HEIGHTS, Texas – A sergeant with the Balcones Heights Police Department was critically wounded after he was shot Wednesday afternoon in the parking lot of an apartment complex, officials said. Joey Sepulveda was undergoing surgery at Brooke Army Medical Center for wounds in the neck and shoulder, Balcones Heights Mayor Suzanne DeLeon said. At least three suspects are being sought in connection with the shooting. The Bexar County Sheriff's Office put out an advisory for this suspect involved in the shooting of a Balcones Heights police officer. “My hat is off to that secondary officer,” Salazar said.

SAN ANTONIO – A Bexar County Sheriff’s deputy was suspended 10 days late last year after admitting to making unauthorized traffic stops while off duty and in his personal vehicle, BCSO suspension records reveal. Deputy Christopher Jackson, a 19-year veteran of BCSO assigned to court security, was detained following the late April incident but was later released without being criminally charged. (KSAT)An internal affairs investigation determined that Jackson broke rules related to assisting the public and making unauthorized stops. Records show in December 2011, Jackson threatened to arrest a woman, even though he was off duty, and threatened to physically assault a fellow deputy. The incident was witnessed by at least five people not associated with BCSO, records confirm.

Jesse Zamarron, a 23-year veteran with the Bexar County Sheriff's Office died on Jan. 22, 2021 after a long battle with COVID-19. SAN ANTONIO – The Bexar County Sheriff’s Office is mourning the loss of a 23-year veteran, Deputy Jesse Zamarron, who died Friday while battling COVID-19. Bexar County Sheriff Javier Salazar confirmed the news Friday, calling it a “very, very sad occasion.”“Obviously, we’re a family in law enforcement,” Salazar said. Currently, 52 detention deputies, 12 law enforcement deputies, 11 civilian employees and 77 inmates are battling the virus, Salazar said. The sheriff’s office continues to sanitize the jail regularly in an effort to curb the spread.

A Bexar County Sheriff’s lieutenant under investigation for being at a deadly insurrection at the U.S. Capitol last week claims she was hundreds of feet behind rioters and was unaware of the bloodshed taking place in front of her.

A man is hospitalized after walking into a Veterans of Foreign Wars post and getting shot by the manager after threatening him with a machete, according to the Bexar County Sheriff’s Office. SAN ANTONIO – A man is hospitalized after walking into a Veterans of Foreign Wars post and getting shot by the manager after threatening him with a machete, according to the Bexar County Sheriff’s Office. The incident happened around 9 p.m., Saturday, at a VFW post in the 8700 block of FM 1560 on the far West Side. Deputies said the man threatened the manager with the machete in hand, and that’s when the manager shot him in the head. RELATED: Search underway for suspects involved in sports club stabbing, San Antonio police say

Samantha H. Andutan was last seen at 8:30 p.m., Jan. 3 in the 12000 block of Lone Star Leaf. SAN ANTONIO – A search is underway for a missing 15-year-old girl in Bexar County, according to the Bexar County Sheriff’s Office. Samantha H. Andutan was last seen at 8:30 p.m. on Jan. 3 in the 12000 block of Lone Star Leaf. Anyone found to be harboring Samantha may face charges for harboring a runaway, which is a Class A Misdemeanor, according to the BCSO. The charge is punishable up to one year in jail with a fine of up to $5,000.

SAN ANTONIO – Kathryn Brown has now officially sworn in as a constable in Bexar County Precinct 4, making history at the same time. Now sworn in, Brown became the county’s first-ever Black woman to take the oath as constable. Positions have been cut in the precinct, Brown said they went from having 16 deputy constables to 12 and she hopes to change that in the future. Brown has nearly two decades of experience with the Bexar County Sheriff’s Office. Read also:Kathryn Brown becomes first Black woman elected as Bexar County ConstableAdKathryn Brown vying to be first Black woman Bexar County constable in race against Larry Ricketts in Precinct 4

RELATED: BCSO deputy arrested for assaulting spouse for second time, officials sayIt was a different version of events than had been previously described to BCSO officials. A subsequent investigation determined that not only had Garza used “unnecessary force” on the inmate but he had then lied during a polygraph test when asked about the incident, BCSO records show. Showed up in full uniformGarza is the latest BCSO deputy whose involvement in a high-profile incident has caused past discipline problems to rise to the surface. Alisha Farmer was also accused of stealing jewelry and cash from the elderly couple, BCSO records show. Salazar, meanwhile, said he is taking steps now to make BCSO a better agency in the future.

Images of items seized by the Bexar County Sheriff's Office. SCHERTZ, Texas – Bexar County Sheriff’s deputies found drugs, counterfeit money and tools to continue making the fake currency during a welfare check in Schertz on Friday. “Upon searching the vehicle, they found what appeared to be counterfeit money, several hundred dollars in counterfeit money,” Salazar said. “But additionally, they found supplies to continue making counterfeit money and possibly checks.”This is a developing story. Related: Two men arrested in connection with shooting in far West Bexar County, sheriff says

SAN ANTONIO – Two men were arrested Friday in connection with a shooting in far West Bexar County, the sheriff’s office said. The man who was shot and the man who shot him are have both been arrested, records show. Odniel Ya Padilla Ramirez and Alphonso Nollie were arrested in connection with the shooting. Bexar County Sheriff Javier Salazar said the situation is “convoluted” and could have ended worse for both men. No children were present at the time of the shooting, Salazar said.

Bexar County sheriff’s deputies on Thursday arrested one of two men they believe are responsible for the shooting deaths of a man and 14-year-old boy. Before arresting Dears, deputies talked to two witnesses inside the car with Smith and Carter when the shooting happened, searched cell phones found at the scene and reviewed surveillance footage of the shooting, according to Dears’ arrest affidavit. Dears has no prior criminal history in Bexar County, online court records showed. The shooting was part of a recent uptick in violent crime on the Northeast Side. In response to the incidents, the Bexar County Sheriff’s Office deployed a mobile substation to add additional patrolling in the area.

SAN ANTONIO – The Bexar County Sheriff’s Office is requesting the public’s assistance in locating a woman who disappeared on San Antonio’s Southwest Side. According to the sheriff’s office, Tracy Lynn Huffmaster, 52, was last seen leaving a residence at 12 p.m. on Dec. 12 in the 100 block of Carousel Drive, in the Vally Hi area. Investigators believe Huffmaster may be in the area of Interstate Loop 410 and Interstate Highway 90 west, near the Westwood subdivision. If you have any information on the whereabouts or believe you may have recently seen Huffmaster, contact the sheriff’s office at (210)335-6000 or email missingpersons@bexar.org. Related: Rescue organization suspends search for Texas State student who disappeared near Luling

A passenger in the truck driven by Espinosa was not injured during the shooting. The suit claims Day returned to Espinosa’s truck with his gun drawn and told Espinosa he was under arrest. As Espinosa attempted to put the truck into park, it slipped into gear and lunged forward, according to the lawsuit. “Officer X was angry; screamed racial epithets simultaneously with commands to get down and threats that Officer X will shoot Espinosa,” according to the suit. BCSO officials declined official comment on the lawsuit Thursday and referred inquiries to the Bexar County District Attorney’s Office.