Motions accuse DAโs Civil Rights Division of โintentional misconductโ in officer mistrials
Attorneys for three former San Antonio police officers accused of committing crimes while on duty have accused the Bexar County District Attorneyโs Office Civil Rights Division of intentionally concealing evidence that would have set their clients free, court records obtained by KSAT Investigates show.
Bexar County district attorney names veteran prosecutor to head new civil rights division
SAN ANTONIO โ Bexar County District Attorney Joe Gonzales on Tuesday announced that veteran prosecutor Daryl Harris will lead a newly established civil rights division within the DAโs office. The division was founded following the civil unrest in the wake of the death of George Floyd in Minnesota police custody. Harris, 61, a first chair prosecutor who has been with the DAโs office since 2002, has prosecuted dozens of high-profile cases. The division will focus exclusively on officer-involved shootings, custodial deaths and allegations of excessive use of force by law enforcement. Though law enforcement will continue to conduct investigations into officer-involved shootings and file reports with the DAโs office, a prosecutor and an investigator with the Civil Rights Division will also respond to the crime scene.
Man accused of killing 21-year-old in drunk driving crash found dead, officials say
San Antonio โ The cardiologist accused of killing a 21-year-old man after driving drunk on the interstate in April was found dead this past weekend, according to the Bexar County District Attorneyโs Office. Hector Osorio, 60, was facing an Intoxication Manslaughter charge after he struck and killed Christopher Farias Jr. while driving the wrong way on Interstate 37. Farias Jr. was pronounced dead at the scene when EMS arrived, according to a previous KSAT report. Daryl Harris, Bexar County chief deputy of the trial division, said they learned Osorio committed suicide in Atascosa County. For more on the crash:Suspect in fatal DWI crash IDโd as cardiologistFamily of drunk driving, wrong-way crash victim remembers him as gentle giant
Bexar County District Attorney ponders next move in Medical Center rape cases
SAN ANTONIO โ After Anton Harris, 20, was convicted Wednesday of raping a nurse in her apartment in May 2017, Bexar County District Attorney Joe Gonzales began evaluating four other Medical Center rape cases in which Harris is a suspect. Assistant District Attorney Daryl Harris, who prosecuted the 2017 case that ended with a 99-year sentence for Harris, said he is ready to go to trial in the other cases. Since they testified and told their story during Harris' trial, to try their cases would mean another trip to the witness stand. Daryl Harris recalled what one woman said following Anton Harrisโ trial as the best-case scenario in resolving the remaining cases. Iโm a survivor,โโ Daryl Harris said.
Punishment phase begins in Medical Center rape trial
SAN ANTONIO โ After deliberating for five hours on Thursday, the jury found Anton Harris, 21, guilty on rape and robbery charges. Harris, known as the Medical Center Rapist, allegedly forced his way into the apartment of a nurse, raped her and stole her watch, iPhone and iPad. โWhat happened to Jane at her Mission Ranch apartment on May 28, 2017, was the last of the defendantโs crimes,โ prosecutor Daryl Harris told the jury Thursday as the punishment phase of Anton Harrisโ trial began. Prosecutors say they plan to call at least 20 witnesses to the stand during the trialโs punishment phase. โThis young man, you will learn, had to endure stuff in his childhood that wasnโt normal.โAnton Harris found guilty in Medical Center rape trialHarris is facing a maximum punishment of life in prison.
Anton Harris found guilty in Medical Center rape trial
SAN ANTONIO โ After deliberating for about five hours Wednesday, a jury delivered guilty verdicts in the trial of accused Medical Center rapist Anton Harris. Harris is on trial for the rape and robbery of a nurse in her Medical Center apartment on May 28, 2017. Itโs the first of five rape cases against Harris to go to trial. โThis trial has laid out what was Janeโs worst nightmare come true,โ prosecutor Daryl Harris told the jury. โAnd, unfortunately, the stateโs key witness, Jane, couldnโt tell you it was him.โBut, according to prosecutors, DNA evidence pointed to Harris.