Man arrested for allegedly making online threat against San Antonio Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones

SAN ANTONIO – A 24-year-old man was arrested for making an online threat toward Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones on Tuesday, according to San Antonio police.

Marcos Olvera, 24, is accused of retaliation, a third-degree felony, for posting a threat on social media, SAPD said.

Olvera allegedly commented on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, “we need to kill the mayor.”

The social media post referenced the new Project Marvel sports and entertainment district development plan with comments mentioning the Mayor’s desire to pause the plan for further analysis, authorities said.

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City Public Service alerted SAPD of the threat and authorities issued an arrest warrant “immediately,” according to SAPD.

Olvera was booked in the Bexar County Adult Detention Center on a bond of $125,000.

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