A longtime forensic criminologist ended testimony on Friday as the trial of three ex-SAPD officers charged in Melissa Perez’s 2023 death completed its 20th day.

Bexar County prosecutors officially rested their case on Friday in the murder trial of three former SAPD officers.

Thom Nisbet, a co-defense attorney for ex-SAPD Sgt. Alfred Flores, grilled SAPD detective Ronald Soto in court on Thursday. Soto said he mixed up another detail in his investigation into Melissa Perez's 2023 death.

Tuesday’s court testimony shed new light on how San Antonio police filed arrest warrants for three ex-officers charged in Melissa Perez’s 2023 death.

During Monday’s testimony, San Antonio Police Department officer Andrew Chernak told jurors he believed the officers on the patio were justified in their actions at Melissa Perez’s apartment on June 23, 2023.

A chaotic Friday in court ended with a witness invoking their constitutional right, multiple denied mistrials and why a plan to enter Melissa Perez’s home never materialized.

Only one witness took the stand for nearly four-and-a-half full hours of testimony on Tuesday. That same witness, SAPD officer Jesus Rojas, spent the entirety of Wednesday back on the bench.

Two days after a feisty pretrial hearing, the prosecution and the defense sparred once more on Day 1 of the ex-officers’ trial Friday inside the Cadena-Reeves Justice Center.

A Bexar County judge denied a motion to delay the trial of a former San Antonio police officer accused of shooting a teenager in 2022.

A state district judge on Friday denied a motion to remove Bexar County District Attorney Joe Gonzales from prosecuting the sons of Michelle Barrientes Vela, stating past comments from the DA did not rise to the level of due process violations.

Former San Antonio police officer Carlos Castro and Thomas Villarreal were on trial after being charged with aggravated assault.

Two former San Antonio police officers are on trial for “pummeling” a man inside his East Side home in January 2020.

Former Bexar County Precinct 2 Capt. Marc D. Garcia was ordered to appear before Judge Velia Meza when the sentencing hearing of resumes his former boss, Michelle Barrientes Vela at 1:30 p.m. Thursday.

Sentencing began Monday for Michelle Barrientes Vela, the former Bexar County Precinct 2 constable convicted earlier this month on two counts of felony tampering with records.

A deputy with the Bexar County Precinct 2 Constable’s Office testified Monday that he worked security at Rodriguez Park between eight and ten times while serving in a reserve capacity, and was not compensated.

An attorney for indicted ex-Precinct 2 constable Michelle Barrientes Vela argued Tuesday that the prosecutor and lead investigator in the case teamed up to set a trap for his client and came away with nothing more than a few written records.

Unless you have jury duty, you often don’t see or hear about the jury. The selection process is very tedious for lawyers and it’s a critical first step in a trial.