This week, Bexar County Grand Juries handed down 269 felony indictments.
Jorge Joseph Alvarado is charged with murder. The indictment alleges that on Sep. 11, 2019, Alvarado intentionally and knowingly caused the death of Melissa Alvarado by shooting Melissa Alvarado with a deadly weapon (firearm). This case is being prosecuted by the Criminal Trial Division in the 436th 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.
Daniel Garcia and Nickolle C. Aguilar are charged in separate indictments in related offenses.
- Garcia is charged with murder. The indictment alleges that on July 24, 2021, Garcia committed or attempted to commit the felony offense of injury to a child, and while in the course of or in furtherance of or in immediate flight from the commission or the attempted commission of this offense, Garcia committed or attempted to commit an act clearly dangerous to human life, to-wit: striking Domenic Aguilar-Acevedo with Garcia’s leg, striking Aguilar-Acevedo with an object unknown to the Grand Jury, and by manner and means unknown to the Grand Jury, thereby causing the death of Aguilar-Acevedo.
- Aguilar is charged with assault-intentionally/knowingly causing serious bodily injury by omission to a child. The indictment alleges that on July 24, 2021, Aguilar intentionally and knowingly, by omission cause serious bodily injury to Domenic Aguilar-Acevedo, a child who was 14 years of age or younger, and Aguilar had a legal duty to act and failed to do so by failing to protect said child from physical abuse, failing to intervene in the physical abuse of said child, and failing to seek adequate medical care for said child.
These cases are being prosecuted by the Family Violence Division in the 186th District Court. Murder and assault-intentionally/knowingly causing serious bodily injury by omission to a child are first degree felonies punishable by 5 to 99 years or life in prison and a possible fine of up to $10,000.
Morgan Michael Goode is charged in multiple indictments.
- Murder: The indictment alleges that on Sep. 11, 2021, Goode intentionally and knowingly caused the death of Maria Calvillo by shooting Calvillo with a deadly weapon (firearm).
- Aggravated assault: The indictment alleges that on Sep. 11, 2021, Goode used and exhibited a deadly weapon (firearm) and Goode intentionally and knowingly threatened imminent bodily injury to Maria Garcia by shooting at and in the direction of Garcia with said deadly weapon.
- Aggravated assault: The indictment alleges that on Sep. 11, 2021, Goode used and exhibited a deadly weapon (firearm) and Goode intentionally and knowingly threatened imminent bodily injury to Mercadies Castillo by shooting at and in the direction of Castillo with said deadly weapon.
These cases are 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.
Zachary Vargas is charged with murder. The indictment alleges that on Jan. 25, 2021, Vargas intentionally and knowingly caused the death of Markhael Ross by shooting Ross with a deadly weapon (firearm). This case is being prosecuted by the Criminal Trial Division in the 227th 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.
Francisco Javier Garcia Ventura is charged with murder. The indictment alleges that on Sep. 17, 2021, Ventura intentionally and knowingly caused the death of Crystal Garcia by strangling Garcia with Ventura’s hand, strangling Garcia with an object unknown to the Grand Jury, striking Garcia with Ventura’s hand and striking Garcia with an object unknown to the Grand Jury. This case is being prosecuted by the Family Violence Division in the 186th 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.
Gabrielle Ann Gaitan is charged in multiple indictments.
- Intoxication manslaughter: Two separate indictments allege that on Sep. 13, 2021, Gaitan operated a motor vehicle in a public place while intoxicated, and did by reason of such intoxication cause the deaths of Maricris Morris and Vicenta Rangel by accident or mistake, by Gaitan driving the motor vehicle into another motor vehicle occupied by Morris and Rangel. The indictments also allege that Gaitan recklessly caused their deaths by driving the motor vehicle at a speed that was not reasonable and prudent under the circumstances then existing and/or by failing to stop at a stop light and/or by failing to apply the brakes in a timely manner and/or by operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol and/or by failing to take necessary and proper evasive action to avoid driving the motor vehicle into a motor vehicle occupied by Morris and Rangel.
- Failure to stop and render aid resulting in death: Two separate indictments allege that on Sep. 13, 2021, Gaitan intentionally and knowingly drove a vehicle that became involved in an accident that resulted in death to Maricris Morris and Vicenta Rangel, and Gaitan did thereafter, knowing said accident had occurred, intentionally and knowingly left the scene of said accident, without giving her name, address, registration number of the vehicle Gaitan was driving, or the name of Gaitan’s motor vehicle liability insurer to any person, and without rendering assistance to Morris and Rangel when it was apparent that Morris and Rangel were in need of medical treatment, and said accident resulted in the deaths of Morris and Rangel.
These cases are being prosecuted by the Criminal Trial Division in the 437th District Court. These charges are second degree felonies punishable by 2 to 20 years in prison and a possible fine of up to $10,000.
Kevin Stewart Hunt is charged in two separate indictments with taking certain wildlife resources without the consent of the owner. The indictments allege that on Nov. 8, 2019, and Nov. 17, 2019, Hunt intentionally and knowingly hunted, caught and possessed a wildlife resource, to-wit: two white-tailed deer, without the consent of the owner of the land, submerged land and water, to-wit: the City of San Antonio, by shooting and killing said white-tailed deer with a firearm. These cases are being prosecuted by the Criminal Trial Division in the 226th District Court. Taking certain wildlife resources without the consent of the owner is a state jail felony punishable by 180 days to two years in a state jail facility 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 and potentially other cases are either pending or may be under investigation, 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.