A man was sentenced Tuesday to more than three decades in prison after he intentionally setting his mother’s house on fire in 2024, according to the Bexar County Criminal District Attorney’s Office.
A Bexar County jury convicted and sentenced a 71-year-old man to life in prison without the possibility of parole on multiple child sex charges.
Erik Cantu’s most recent criminal case has reached its conclusion, according to Bexar County court records.
Luz Elena Chapa (50.8% of the vote) earned the win over Jane Davis (49.2%) in a tight race. Elena Chapa advances to the November election when she will face Ashley Foster, the lone Republican in the race.
The Bexar County District Attorney’s Office has dismissed the case against a man formerly accused of leading a deputy on a chase in a stolen vehicle last year.
Fired Bexar County Military and Veterans Services director Keith Wilson said county commissioners used a flawed outside investigation to wrongfully terminate him last month.
Moses Johnson said his family has grown increasingly frustrated over the lack of progress in prosecuting the person who shot and killed his son in June 2020.
A suspect accused of murder in a 2023 shooting is back in custody after Bexar County officials said he “failed to appear” for a court hearing and left Texas.
The family of Mary Ann Pompa, a San Antonio mother killed in 2022, said years of silence and delays from the Bexar County District Attorney’s Office have left them angry and unsure whether her case will ever go before a jury.
Bexar County Sheriff’s deputies made four prior visits during the last year to a home where a man and woman were found dead Sunday night in an apparent murder-suicide.
The controversial and former head of San Antonio’s fire union is no longer charged with stalking the current San Antonio fire chief.
The prison sentence for a San Antonio man convicted in a 2015 murder will remain in place, according to a unanimous Wednesday ruling from the U.S. Supreme Court.
In January 2025, Bexar County Sheriff’s deputies arrested a man accused of indecency with a child. One year later, according to court records, his charge was dismissed.
Former Marine Jimmy Friesenhahn said he remembers everything about the night he was shot while working as a security guard at a West Side sports bar.
A man was sentenced to 35 years in prison on Friday in connection with a fatal Northeast Side shooting in 2024, the Bexar County District Attorney’s Office said.
A man has been sentenced to 30 years in prison in connection with the murder of another man during a robbery in southeast Bexar County, according to the district attorney’s office.
A man was sentenced to 40 years in prison in connection with a 2023 double murder at a Northeast Side hotel, according to the Bexar County District Attorney’s Office.
A judge sentenced a San Antonio man convicted in the murder of another man inside his southeast Bexar County home in 2022.
The Archdiocese of San Antonio expressed its dismay after an aggravated sexual assault case against one of its priests was dismissed by the Bexar County District Attorney’s Office.
A San Antonio Catholic priest’s aggravated sexual assault charge was dismissed Wednesday by the Bexar County District Attorney’s Office.
Shannon Locke, a longtime criminal defense attorney in San Antonio and Bexar County, has announced plans to run for the county’s top prosecutor position.
Families connected to high-profile Bexar County cases are voicing their frustrations with the district attorney’s office, saying they’ve been left in the dark about major decisions and are demanding accountability from DA Joe Gonzales.
A day after three former San Antonio police officers were acquitted in the 2023 shooting death of Melissa Perez, both the San Antonio Police Officers Association and the defense team are demanding accountability and political change in Bexar County.
State Rep. Trey Martinez Fischer, D-San Antonio, announced Dec. 1 that he will file for re-election to his current seat in District 116 and not pursue the role of district attorney.
A man was sentenced to 38 years in prison after fatally shooting a 25-year-old woman in far west Bexar County, according to a news release from the district attorney’s office.
A San Antonio man convicted of an aggravated assault charge received an enhanced prison sentence due to his previous criminal history, the Bexar County District Attorney’s Office announced on Thursday.
A San Antonio man facing a lengthy prison sentence was instead able to get his felony drug case dismissed after his attorney called out the testing practices of the Bexar County Criminal Investigation Laboratory.
The Bexar County District Attorney’s Office announced the dismissal of a 25-year prison sentence for a man previously accused in connection with a 2017 aggravated robbery.
Nearly one year after a man was stabbed to death on the West Side, the victim’s convicted murderer was sentenced Monday inside a Bexar County courtroom.
A man who cut off his ankle monitor following an arrest in a downtown shooting and brawl last month was taken into custody, according to the San Antonio Police Department.
San Antonio police are searching for a man who cut off his ankle monitor and is now on the run after being arrested earlier this month in connection with a shooting outside a popular downtown bar district.
The Bexar County District Attorney’s Office said that a 23-year-old woman facing an animal cruelty charge was indicted earlier this week.
A Bexar County woman severely beaten outside an Elmendorf home in 2022 said prosecutors recently offered a plea deal without her consent to the man accused of attacking her.
A recently hired investigator with the Bexar County District Attorney’s Office resigned late last month, after claiming District Attorney Joe Gonzales yelled at him in a public setting for not wearing a collared shirt.
The Bexar County District Attorney’s Office provided more details on a 31-year-old man who briefly fled from Bexar County deputies after he was sentenced to life in prison.
An investigator with the Bexar County District Attorney’s Office was handed a 10-day suspension late last year after using his take-home vehicle to work an off-duty job in Uvalde, discipline records obtained this month by KSAT Investigates show.
The Bexar County District Attorney’s Office on Wednesday dismissed a felony trafficking case against a defendant whose attorney argued in court this year that prosecutors were untruthful in their handling of the case.
A San Antonio woman said the Bexar County District Attorney’s Office was unprepared for trial this spring, allowing her ex-husband to be quickly found not guilty of harassment.
The allowance, which amounts to around $750 a month, has been in place since Gonzales took office in 2019, meaning he has collected around $50,000 since being sworn in nearly five and a half years ago, records show.
A teenager killed in a shooting at a Fiesta event at Historic Market Square late Saturday night had an extensive criminal record, five pending warrants and was out on bond for three other charges, according to court records obtained by KSAT Investigates.
A Bexar County jury on Thursday sentenced a 52-year-old man convicted of murder in the shooting death of a 56-year-old woman in March 2022.
Bexar County District Attorney Joe Gonzales this week announced changes to how his office will prosecute misdemeanor family violence matters after internal records obtained by KSAT Investigates showed the dismissal rate for these type of cases had reached 80%.
Attorneys for three former San Antonio police officers accused of committing crimes while on duty have accused the Bexar County District Attorney’s Office Civil Rights Division of intentionally concealing evidence that would have set their clients free, court records obtained by KSAT Investigates show.
Sources tell KSAT Bexar County District Attorney Joe Gonzales held an all-staff meeting this week to address reports and explain the relationship with the Austin-based criminal justice reform group.
The Wren Collective, the Texas group that has wielded significant influence on Bexar County District Attorney Joe Gonzales during his time in office, operates under the umbrella of a California non-profit, records obtained Wednesday by KSAT Investigates show.
A San Antonio woman accused of failing to return her daughter to her ex-husband after a court-ordered visitation over Thanksgiving was arrested Sunday night and charged with felony interference with child custody.
A San Antonio woman severely beaten by her boyfriend inside his East Side apartment said she has been let down by the criminal justice system after her attacker was given a plea deal that included no jail time.
An 18-year-old man shot by a San Antonio police officer in a McDonald’s parking lot has been for a third time since the incident in 2022.
A San Antonio teenager shot multiple times by an SAPD officer last year was taken into custody Saturday night on a felony warrant for evading arrest with a vehicle, Bexar County court records show.
A Bexar County assistant district attorney recommended low bonds for a man accused of threatening to kill a Universal City family and get in a shootout with police, footage obtained by KSAT Investigates shows.
Bexar County defendants given pretrial diversion repeatedly reoffended after landing dismissals, or in some instances, had their cases reopened after failing to complete the program, data analyzed by KSAT Investigates shows.
The chief of the Bexar County District Attorney’s Family Violence Division previously resigned from the office after a performance improvement report questioned her courtroom strategy and behavior in the workplace, personnel records obtained by KSAT Investigates show.
Complaints detailed in more than 100 exit interviews and resignation letters that were obtained by KSAT Investigates.
A Houston family paid for a billboard to express their frustration over delayed justice in their loved one's case. Gabriel Gallegos was killed in a wrong way driver crash in 2020, the family says the case has still not gone to trial and they expect the suspect will face the minimum punishment if any at all. The suspect is out on bond.
A year after William Hawkins, 35, was shot in a downtown gas station parking lot near McCullough Avenue and U.S. 281, his family is frustrated by what they see as a lack of justice. The Oct. 14, 2021 shooting happened in broad daylight, and was captured on camera, but the shooter is not currently facing any charges.
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SAN ANTONIO – Bexar County District Attorney Joe Gonzales on Tuesday announced that veteran prosecutor Daryl Harris will lead a newly established civil rights division within the DA’s 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 DA’s 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 DA’s office, a prosecutor and an investigator with the Civil Rights Division will also respond to the crime scene.
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SAN ANTONIO – A San Antonio Municipal Court supervisor was twice reported to court administration on allegations that she acted aggressively toward people she works with, personnel records released to the KSAT 12 Defenders confirm. The incidents involving senior warrant officer Bernadette Munguia happened weeks apart earlier this year and came just months after court officials promoted her. Weeks later, a Bexar County District Attorney’s Office supervisor made court administrators aware of a second incident involving Munguia. Court Manager Yvonne Gomez sent the following statement via email earlier this month:The City of San Antonio Municipal Court strives to address any complaints brought to our attention, including those pertaining to court personnel. Court officials released details of the complaints against Munguia in late October, more than six months after the Defenders requested the information.
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