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Ex-jailer accused of assaulting inmate in 2017 has charged dismissed
Read full article: Ex-jailer accused of assaulting inmate in 2017 has charged dismissedSAN ANTONIO Prosecutors on Tuesday dismissed their criminal case against a former Bexar County Sheriffs detention officer accused of using excessive force on an inmate, after they claimed in court filings they could not prove the case beyond a reasonable doubt. Taryn Armitage, 27, was charged with official oppression last fall, nearly two years after investigators said he assaulted a Bexar County Jail inmate. Ex-jailer arrested after attending fallen deputys funeralArmitages arrest became more notable after BCSO officials revealed last October that he was taken into custody after attending the funeral of a fellow deputy who had died of cancer. Armitage resigned from the sheriffs office while under investigation last August. Sheriff Javier Salazar said during a Zoom press conference Tuesday afternoon that he had no intention of hiring back Armitage.
Neighbor heard a lot of screaming after shooting, crash in west Bexar County
Read full article: Neighbor heard a lot of screaming after shooting, crash in west Bexar CountySAN ANTONIO, TEXAS Sheriffs investigators are working to learn more about a shooting Friday morning which caused a driver to crash his car in a west Bexar County neighborhood. Driver crashes car after being shot in west Bexar County neighborhoodDaylight shows the damage done to a car by gunfire on Misty Plain Drive. (KSAT 12 News)His car then crashed into a pickup truck parked in the driveway of a home in the 9800 block of Misty Plain Drive, they said. And then one of the guys was lying on the ground.In all, she said, she saw three people near the crashed car, the driver and two teens who were passengers. Investigators look for bullet holes in the back of a crashed car on Misty Plain Drive.
Lynch mob Facebook post under investigation by Bexar County Sheriffs Office
Read full article: Lynch mob Facebook post under investigation by Bexar County Sheriffs OfficeSAN ANTONIO An investigation has been launched after the discovery of another troubling social media post that appears to have been made by a Bexar County Sheriffs deputy, this one calling for someone to be lynched. Aside from saying it is investigating, the Bexar County Sheriffs Office would not provide any details Tuesday. It was extremely concerning, Eliza Reyes, said referring to the Facebook post she reported to authorities yesterday. Reyes sent the post to the sheriffs office, which says its investigating. This incident comes just weeks after a BCSO deputy was put on administrative leave pending the investigation into a separate Facebook post.
Bexar County Sheriffs Office announces visitation service for Deputy Timothy De La Fuente
Read full article: Bexar County Sheriffs Office announces visitation service for Deputy Timothy De La FuenteSAN ANTONIO A Bexar County Sheriffs deputy who died of complications from COVID-19 in April will have a public visitation service on Wednesday, June 24. The BCSO will host the visitation for Timothy De La Fuente at Mission Park Funeral Chapels South, located at 1700 SE Military Drive. Family of Bexar County Sheriffs Deputy who died from COVID-19 complications shares his storyDe La Fuente, a 27-year BCSO veteran, was tested for COVID-19 on April 28, Sheriff Javier Salazar said. De La Fuente called in sick the next two days complaining of shortness of breath and a dry cough. De La Fuente died in his home on April 30 at the age of 57.