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Posted on: December 9, 2022

Grand Juries hand down indictments in separate capital murder, murder cases

This week, Bexar County Grand Juries handed down 214 felony indictments.

Darrick Oliver Jr. is charged with capital murder of multiple persons. The indictment alleges that on Sep. 11, 2022, Oliver intentionally and knowingly caused the death of Alaina Hend...

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Posted on: December 2, 2022

Grand Juries hand down indictments in two separate murder cases

This week, Bexar County Grand Juries handed down 337 felony indictments.

Isaiah Acosta is charged with murder. The indictment alleges that on Sep. 12, 2022, Acosta intentionally and knowingly caused the death of Alvin McShaw by shooting McShaw with a deadl...

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District Attorney - Felony
Posted on: November 18, 2022

Bexar County Grand Juries hand down indictments in four separate murder cases

This week, Bexar County Grand Juries handed down 247 felony indictments.

Sebastian Lee Hernandez is charged with murder. The indictment alleges that on Sep. 25, 2021, Hernandez intentionally and knowingly caused the death of Christopher Roel Olivarez by cu...

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District Attorney - Felony
Posted on: October 28, 2022

Grand Jury hands down indictment for fatal March 2022 shooting

This week, Bexar County Grand Juries handed down 335 felony indictments.

William Rivera is charged with murder. The indictment alleges that on March 13, 2022, Rivera intentionally and knowingly caused the death of Justin Gonzales by shooting at and in the ...

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District Attorney - Felony
Posted on: October 14, 2022

Judge sentences S.A. man to maximum sentence for fatal crash

Booking photo of Cesar Gonzalez

This morning, a Bexar County Judge sentenced a local man to 20 years in prison for a crash that left a father and his daughter dead.

Cesar Gonzalez, 21, pled guilty of two counts of manslaughter and two counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. Ev...

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District Attorney - Felony
Posted on: October 6, 2022

Man gets 50 year prison sentence for killing S.A. convenience store owner

Zion Michael Talavera booking photo

A San Antonio man was sentenced to 50 years in prison Thursday for killing the owner of an East Side convenience store.

Zion Talavera, 22, pled guilty to shooting Gemunu Gamarachchilage during a robbery at Gamarachchilage’s convenience store at 81...

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District Attorney - Felony
Posted on: September 30, 2022

Man indicted for July shooting that left one dead, two injured

This week, Bexar County Grand Juries handed down 246 felony indictments.

Nathaniel Melendez Jr. is charged in three separate indictments:

  • Murder: The indictment alleges that on July 5, 2022, Melendez intentionally and knowingly caused the death of Evelyn Ga...
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District Attorney - Felony
Posted on: September 16, 2022

Grand Jury indicts man for June 2022 fatal shooting

This week, Bexar County Grand Juries handed down 292 felony indictments.

Paul Terriquez Jr. is charged with murder. The indictment alleges that on June 10, 2022, Terriquez intentionally and knowingly caused the death of Alexis Rios by shooting Rios with a ...

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District Attorney - Felony
Posted on: August 26, 2022

Jury sentences man to life in prison, fine to pay off debt that led to deadly shooting

Richard Vallejo booking photo from Bexar County Jail

A Bexar County Jury sentenced a San Antonio man to life in prison for the murder of another man.

Richard Vallejo, 28, was found guilty Thursday of the June 2020 shooting death of Andrew Gomez. Evidence showed Gomez went to the home where Vallejo’...

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District Attorney - Felony
Posted on: August 25, 2022

S.A. man receives 2 life sentences for shooting at State Troopers

Martin Mercado booking photo from Bexar County Jail

A San Antonio man was sentenced to life in prison for firing 25 rounds from a AR-15 rifle at state troopers during a pursuit.

Martin Mercado, 33, was found guilty by a jury in June on two charges of attempted capital murder of a police officer and one char...

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District Attorney - Felony
Posted on: August 17, 2022

Plea deals end in 40 year sentence for murder, 35 years for intoxication manslaughter cases

A San Antonio woman was sentenced today to 40 years in prison for the shooting death of a man she met on a social media site.

Aliza Cantu, 26, pled guilty to murder Wednesday in the 186th District Court. Evidence showed on July 14, 2019, Cantu met Marc Ant...

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District Attorney - Felony
Posted on: August 17, 2022

Man sentenced to 50 years in prison for 2021 double murder

Fernando Rojas booking photo from Bexar County Jail

A Devine man was sentenced to 50 years in prison for a 2021 shooting that left two people dead.

Fernando Rojas, 39, pled guilty Tuesday to charges of murder and aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. Evidence showed on Aug. 3, 2021, Rojas had been involv...

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District Attorney - Felony
Posted on: August 12, 2022

Pair indicted by Grand Jury for abducting, shooting man

This week, Bexar County Grand Juries handed down 232 felony indictments.

Uriah Huffman and Darryl King are charged in separate indictments with the following:

  • Aggravated kidnapping: The indictments allege that on April 23, 2022, Huffman and King intentional...
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District Attorney - Felony
Posted on: July 28, 2022

Woman sentenced to 12 years in prison for intoxication manslaughter case

BCSO booking photo of Blanca Torres

A local woman was sentenced to 12 years in prison for a drunk driving crash that killed a man in front of his family.

Blanca Torres, 42, was found guilty of intoxication manslaughter in March for the Oct. 16, 2018, crash. Evidence showed Mauricio Rodriguez...

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District Attorney - Felony
Posted on: July 8, 2022

Bexar County Grand Jury indicts man for 2016 murder

This week, Bexar County Grand Juries handed down 73 felony indictments.

Jorge Rivera is charged with murder. The indictment alleges that on Aug. 21, 2016, Rivera intentionally and knowingly caused the death of Javier Soto by striking Soto with a deadly wea...

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District Attorney - Felony
Posted on: June 16, 2022

Murder defendant arrested after 6 months on the run

amir powell arrest photo

A murder defendant who cut off his GPS monitor while on bond awaiting trial was arrested late Tuesday.

Amir Powell posted $150,000 bond in September 2020. Court-ordered conditions of his release required Powell to wear a GPS monitor while under partial hou...

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District Attorney - Felony
Posted on: May 24, 2022

Man sentenced to prison for Dec. 2020 murder

Daniel Calvillo booking photo from Bexar County Jail

Daniel Calvillo, 29, a citizen of Piedras Negras, pled guilty to the Dec. 9, 2020, murder of Giovanna Barrera. Evidence showed Calvillo walked up to Barrera while she was sitting in a car and demanded her cell phone before he shot her. 

In exchang...

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District Attorney - Felony
Posted on: May 19, 2022

Driver sentenced to 15 years in prison for killing teen who tried to escape moving car

Booking photo of Steven Xzavier Medina

A San Antonio man was sentenced to 15 years in prison Tuesday for driving under the influence of drugs and killing a 16-year-old girl who tried to get out of the moving car.

Steven Xzavier Medina, 20, pled guilty to a charge of intoxication manslaughter in...

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District Attorney - Felony
Posted on: May 19, 2022

S.A. man convicted of fatal bar shooting sentenced to 30 years in prison

Bexar County Jail booking photo of David Hinojosa

A Bexar County Jury sentenced a San Antonio man to 30 years in prison for a fatal bar shooting.

David Hinojosa, 32, was found guilty on a murder charge earlier this week. Joseph Torres, 37, and David Hinojosa were both regulars at the Sugartime Lounge in t...

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District Attorney - Felony
Posted on: May 13, 2022

Grand Juries hand down indictments in capital murder, murder cases

This week, Bexar County Grand Juries handed down 325 felony indictments.

Michael Burger is charged with capital murder. The indictment alleges that on Feb. 20, 2022, Burger intentionally and knowingly caused the death of William Burger by shooting William ...

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District Attorney - Felony