This week, Bexar County Grand Juries handed down more than 250 felony indictments.
Joan Francisco Paulino is charged with murder. The indictment alleges that on Feb. 3, 2021, Paulino intentionally and knowingly caused the death of Michael Garcia-Sanchez by shooting Garcia-Sanchez with a deadly weapon (firearm). This case is being prosecuted by the Criminal Trial Division in the 226th District Court. Murder is a first degree felony punishable by 5 to 99 years or life in prison and a possible fine of up to $10,000.
Lamar Calvin White is charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and serious bodily injury – family/dating. The indictment alleges that on Jan. 30, 2021, White intentionally, knowingly and recklessly caused serious bodily injury to Aaliyah Hardy by shooting Hardy with a deadly weapon (firearm) and during the commission of said assault White used a deadly weapon (firearm) and Hardy was a person with whom White has or has had a dating relationship. This case is being prosecuted by the Family Violence Division in the 379th District Court. Aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and serious bodily injury – family/dating is a first degree felony punishable by 5 to 99 years or life in prison and a possible fine of up to $10,000.
Greg Anthony Delgado is charged in two separate indictments. The first charges Delgado with aggravated assault against a public servant. The indictment alleges that on Feb. 9, 2021, Delgado used and exhibited a deadly weapon (shank) that in the manner of its use and intended use was capable of causing death and serious bodily injury and that Delgado intentionally, knowingly and recklessly caused bodily injury to a peace officer while the officer was lawfully discharging an official duty as a public servant, and in retaliation and on account of the complainant’s exercise of official power and performance of an official duty as a public servant. Aggravated assault against a public servant is a first degree felony punishable felony punishable by 5 to 99 years or life in prison and a possible fine of up to $10,000. A second indictment charges Delgado with deadly weapon in a penal institution. The indictment alleges that on Feb. 9, 2021, Delgado, while confined in a penal institution, namely the Bexar County Adult Detention Center, intentionally and knowingly possessed and concealed in said penal institution a deadly weapon (shank). Deadly weapon in a penal institution is a third degree felony punishable by 2 to 10 years in prison and a possible fine of up to $10,000. This case and others pending against Delgado are being prosecuted by the Criminal Trial Division in the 226th District Court.
Seth Aldana is charged with intoxication manslaughter. The indictment alleges that on Oct. 21, 2019, Aldana operated a motor vehicle in a public place while intoxicated and did by reason of such intoxication cause the death of Bertha Villegas by accident or mistake by Aldana driving a motor vehicle in which Villegas was an occupant into a motor vehicle. This case is being prosecuted by the Criminal Trial Division in the 290th District Court. Intoxication manslaughter is a second degree felony punishable by 2 to 20 years in prison and possible fine of up to $10,000.
Xavier Murillo Ardon is charged with assault-family-choking/strangulation. The indictment alleges that on Aug. 15, 2020, Murillo Ardon intentionally, knowingly and recklessly caused bodily injury to Dayana Rivera, a member of Murillo Ardon’s family, household or a person with whom Murillo Ardon has or has had a dating relationship, by intentionally, knowingly or recklessly impeding the normal breathing or circulation of the blood of Rivera by applying pressure to the throat or neck of Rivera. This case is being prosecuted by the Family Violence Division in the 227th District Court. Assault-family-choking/strangulation is a third degree felony punishable by 2 to 10 years in prison and a possible fine of up to $10,000.
An indictment is not a finding of guilt. A person charged by indictment is presumed innocent until found guilty beyond a reasonable doubt by a jury or a judge. Because these cases are pending, we can make no further comment on them.
Copies of indictments may be requested from the Bexar County District Clerk. Information on court settings can be found by searching the case online or directly from the court.