Bexar County DA says he wonโt prosecute personal health care decisions
Bexar County District Attorney Joe Gonzales weighed in after the leak of the United States Supreme Courtโs draft ruling to overturn Roe v. Wade and assured the public he would continue to fight for womenโs reproductive rights.
Bexar County district attorney names veteran prosecutor to head new civil rights division
SAN ANTONIO โ Bexar County District Attorney Joe Gonzales on Tuesday announced that veteran prosecutor Daryl Harris will lead a newly established civil rights division within the DAโs office. The division was founded following the civil unrest in the wake of the death of George Floyd in Minnesota police custody. Harris, 61, a first chair prosecutor who has been with the DAโs office since 2002, has prosecuted dozens of high-profile cases. The division will focus exclusively on officer-involved shootings, custodial deaths and allegations of excessive use of force by law enforcement. Though law enforcement will continue to conduct investigations into officer-involved shootings and file reports with the DAโs office, a prosecutor and an investigator with the Civil Rights Division will also respond to the crime scene.
Bexar County announces creation of Civil Rights Division to handle shootings by officers
SAN ANTONIO โ Bexar County District Attorney Joe Gonzales on Friday announced the creation of a new civil rights division that will focus specifically on in-custody deaths, police shootings and excessive force cases involving area law enforcement personnel. The DAโs special crimes division had previously handled cases when officers and deputies shot or killed someone. Christine Del Prado, the head of that division, revealed Friday the unit has 23 pending cases, 11 of them involving death. Gonzales, however, declined to commit to creating a video release policy for cases when officers and deputies shoot people. We will continue to provide all evidence and cooperate with these investigations as we always have.โMap: Every shooting by law enforcement officers in Bexar County in 2020
Man who stole new Miller Lite delivery truck and led officer pursuit sentenced to 20 years in prison
SAN ANTONIO โ A man accused of leading a chaotic pursuit in a Miller Lite 18-wheeler near Pleasanton last year has pleaded guilty. Judson ISD school bus rear-ends car in Converse; no one hurtReyes then approached the newly purchased Miller Lite truck, whose driver was delivering beer in the store, and stole the vehicle, according to the DAโs office. He led a chase for several miles, according to the DAโs office, and drove โall over the road, sometimes in the oncoming lanes of trafficโ while the back door of the trailer was open. Reyes eventually crashed and jack-knifed the truck, totaling it. Reyes, who assaulted an Atascosa Sheriffโs Office deputy while he was being arrested, had previously been imprisoned for family violence, possession and tampering with evidence, according to the DAโs office.