BEXAR COUNTY, Texas – A man who was sentenced to death in the 2016 killing of a San Antonio police detective is hoping for an appeal when he returns to court on Thursday morning.
In 2021, Otis McKane was convicted of killing SAPD Det. Benjamin Marconi. McKane shot him outside the department’s Public Safety Headquarters at approximately 11:30 a.m. on Nov. 20, 2016.
Recommended Videos
KSAT will livestream McKane’s Thursday morning court appearance in this article and on KSAT Plus. Proceedings are expected to begin at approximately 9:30 a.m.
Delays are possible; if there is not a livestream available, check back at a later time.
In the moments before the shooting, Marconi was sitting in his patrol car writing a ticket. A vehicle pulled up behind him.
The driver, who was later identified as McKane, walked up to Marconi’s window and shot him twice in the head.
On July 26, 2021, a Bexar County jury found McKane guilty. Moments later, after Judge Ron Rangel dismissed jurors, McKane stood up and elbowed a bailiff in the jaw in front of a KSAT 12 News camera.
Below is a video of McKane’s verdict, seen and heard live on KSAT 12 in July 2021. At the 2:30 mark of the video below, McKane is seen injuring a bailiff with one of his elbows.
During Thursday’s hearing, McKane will again appear before Judge Rangel in Bexar County’s 379th Criminal District Court.
This is a developing story. Check back for more updates.
More recent Otis McKane-related coverage on KSAT:
