Teen killed at Market Square Fiesta event was out on bond, had 5 pending warrants, extensive criminal record
A teenager killed in a shooting at a Fiesta event at Historic Market Square late Saturday night had an extensive criminal record, five pending warrants and was out on bond for three other charges, according to court records obtained by KSAT Investigates.
Records: Misdemeanor family violence dismissals reach 80% in Bexar County
Bexar County District Attorney Joe Gonzales this week announced changes to how his office will prosecute misdemeanor family violence matters after internal records obtained by KSAT Investigates showed the dismissal rate for these type of cases had reached 80%.
Records: Wren Collective behind controversial Portland protest policy
The controversial policy that led to hundreds of criminal charges being dismissed against protesters in Portland, Oregon in 2020 was introduced by the district attorney there less than three weeks after he was provided a copy of it by the Wren Collective, federal court records obtained by KSAT Investigates show.
Attorney: Bexar County DAโs office untruthful about dismissing DWI for witnessesโ testimony in trafficking case
A longtime San Antonio defense attorney has accused the Bexar County District Attorneyโs Office of being untruthful about its decision to dismiss a DWI charge against a victim in a human trafficking case.
Ex-SAPD officer Brennand no longer facing attempted murder charge after reindictment
A fired San Antonio police officer accused of shooting a teenager in a moving vehicle outside a North Side McDonaldโs in 2022 no longer faces an attempted murder charge in connection to the case, court records obtained this week by KSAT Investigates show.
Motions accuse DAโs Civil Rights Division of โintentional misconductโ in officer mistrials
Attorneys for three former San Antonio police officers accused of committing crimes while on duty have accused the Bexar County District Attorneyโs Office Civil Rights Division of intentionally concealing evidence that would have set their clients free, court records obtained by KSAT Investigates show.
DA Joe Gonzales attempting to block release of communications with D.C. law firm recommended by Wren Collective
The Bexar County District Attorneyโs Office this week asked the state attorney general to allow it to withhold all communications between District Attorney Joe Gonzales, his first assistant and a Washington, D.C. law firm recommended to Gonzales by the founder of the Wren Collective.
Sources: Ex-SAPD officer James Brennand subdues suspect in vehicle burglary case
A fired San Antonio police officer awaiting trial for the 2022 shooting of a teenager subdued a suspect accused of breaking into a vehicle outside of a West Side tool shop late last month, multiple sources told KSAT Investigates.
All communications between DA Joe Gonzales, Wren Collective subpoenaed in SAPD shooting case
Bexar County District Attorney Joe Gonzales was ordered Tuesday to hand over all communications between his staff and the Wren Collective about the high-profile 2022 shooting of a teenager by a San Antonio police officer, court records obtained by KSAT Investigates show.
Sheriff Salazar distances himself from DA Gonzales after Wren Collective conversations become public
Bexar County Sheriff Javier Salazar this week distanced himself from Bexar County District Attorney Joe Gonzales, asking the fellow elected official to โrespect attorney-client privilegeโ moving forward.
Take a closer look at the conversations between Bexar County DAโs Office & criminal justice reform group
KSATโs discovery of hundreds of emails and text messages between the Bexar County District Attorneyโs Office and an Austin-based criminal justice reform group has revealed just how much of an influence the group had on the DA.
Law enforcement leaders stress securing firearms as more than 3,100 guns reported stolen in San Antonio area last year
Law enforcement leaders in Bexar County and federal authorities are asking gun owners to secure their firearms due to the prevalence of gun thefts in the San Antonio area โ specifically from vehicles.
โWould I have to be dead?โ: Domestic violence victim questions DA plea deal that gave attacker no jail time
A San Antonio woman severely beaten by her boyfriend inside his East Side apartment said she has been let down by the criminal justice system after her attacker was given a plea deal that included no jail time.
Gun used to kill Savanah Soto, Matthew Guerra recovered at suspectโs home; another suspect โpossible,โ police say
The gun that was believed to have been used to shoot and kill Savanah Soto and Matthew Guerra was recovered at the home of the two suspects charged in the case, San Antonio Police Chief William McManus said.
DA Gonzales plans to cut indictment backlog by one-third, despite staffing problems
Bexar County Commissioners agreed Tuesday to allow Gonzales to spend $295,000 in unused funding for six vacant positions to pay prosecutors who volunteer for extra work preparing cases for a grand jury. The so-called โHigh Risk Intake Teamโ would focus on violent crimes, repeat offenders, and cases specifically highlighted by police or prosecutors.
DAโs office recommended low bonds for man accused of being โready for warโ with Universal City police
A Bexar County assistant district attorney recommended low bonds for a man accused of threatening to kill a Universal City family and get in a shootout with police, footage obtained by KSAT Investigates shows.
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.
โSAPDโs job to search for himโ: Bexar County DA responds to chiefโs comments after officer shot by wanted man
Bexar County District Attorney Joe Gonzales and San Antonio Police Chief William McManus are it once again -- putting the blame on the otherโs agency following another police shooting involving a wanted suspect.
DAโs office says SAPD behind delay in suspected cop shooterโs old cases
Jesse Garcia is accused of shooting three San Antonio Police officers. The police chief has questioned why some of Garcia's previous criminal cases were dragging, the Bexar County District Attorney's Office says the delays were due to SAPD.
Booze-filled gift baskets, lottery tickets auctioned off by District Clerkโs 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.
Teen arrested for same crime a week after having 2 capital murder charges dismissed
Kristian Ray Belmudez was rearrested for allegedly fatally shooting two victims in January and the only new evidence police presented to Bexar County District Attorney Joe Gonzalesโs office was an interview where Belmudez admitted to being the person seen with the victims on QuikTrip surveillance video the night of the shooting.
Top prosecutor who left DAโs office after scathing review hampered by complaints in return to office
The chief of the Bexar County District Attorneyโs 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.
Bexar County DA responds to criticism over 15-year plea deal offered in death of SAISD detective
Bexar County District Attorney Joe Gonzales on Tuesday responded to harsh criticism from the family of a slain school district police officer over a plea deal given to a defendant in a capital murder case.
DA Gonzales pushes back on KSAT exposรฉ into workplace complaints
Bexar County District Attorney Joe Gonzales on Tuesday publicly took issue with KSATโs reporting on workplace complaints within his agency, telling county commissioners that low pay is the primary catalyst behind a drove of recent resignations.