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Felony arrests of SAPD officers have been up in 2023, however they declined for Bexar County deputies, numbers collected by KSAT present.
Final yr, 9 San Antonio law enforcement officials and 9 Bexar County Sheriff’s Workplace deputies have been arrested on prison costs starting from homicide to creating secret recordings, in keeping with a KSAT evaluation.
That whole represents a rise from the seven SAPD officers taken into custody in 2022, the TV station’s numbers present. In the meantime the variety of BCSO deputies arrested declined from 15 over the identical interval.
The very best-profile of final yr’s costs have been undoubtedly the homicide circumstances introduced in opposition to Sgt. Alfred Flores, Officer Eleazar Alejandro and Officer Nathaniel Villalobos. The three have been accused of taking pictures Melissa Perez, 46, inside her residence whereas she suffered a psychological well being disaster.
Final month, a Bexar County grand jury indicted Flores and Alejandro with homicide and Villalobos with aggravated assault by a public servant.
Authorities introduced different severe costs final yr in opposition to San Antonio and Bexar County legislation enforcement officers, in keeping with KSAT:
Bexar County Sheriff’s Workplace Cpl. Giovanni Ceja was arrested on accusations that he struck and killed a person with a automobile whereas on trip in California. The five-year BCSO veteran was extradited to the Golden State final summer season to face costs of homicide, driving underneath the affect and hit-and-run inflicting dying, in keeping with the station.
In Could, SAPD officer Andres Puente was arrested on two costs of felony invasive visible recording. He is accused of secretly recording 33 hours of footage, together with some displaying him organising the digital camera, KSAT reviews. The footage additionally reportedly confirmed Puente’s ex-girlfriend and her daughter, who’s a minor, partially clothed.
BCSO deputy Marcus James Alexander in July was charged with indecency with a baby. He is now free on bond and faces trial on the second-degree felony, KSAT reviews.
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