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Man accused of killing SAISD detective makes court appearance for pretrial hearing
SAN ANTONIO โ A man accused of killing a San Antonio Independent School District police detective appeared in court for a pretrial hearing Tuesday. Jorge Lopez, 23, is facing capital murder charges in the death of Detective Cliff Martinez. โYou always worry the worst is going to happenโ: Father of fallen SAISD detective speaks out after sonโs deathPolice say Martinez was working as a security guard at a South Side IHOP last month. After that, officers say Lopez and another man ran over Martinez with a car several times, killing him. Besides the capital murder charge, Lopez is also facing an additional charge of felony drug possession.