The trial of former Precinct 2 Constable Michelle Barrientes-Vela and her former captain, Mark Garcia, has moved a step closer to the beginning.

SAN ANTONIO – The Bexar County District Attorney’s office on Wednesday announced it will not prosecute the aggravated perjury case against a Bexar County Precinct 2 deputy constable. Online court records show that Moreno was released from jail and that the District Attorney's Office rejected the charge. Christian Henricksen, the chief of litigation for the District Attorney's Office, said that based on the information in the warrant, prosecutors did not feel comfortable moving forward. "The District Attorney’s Office will reconsider prosecution if sufficient evidence is presented at a later date." According to KSAT records, Moreno and Barrientes-Vela have been involved in a series of tumultuous events within the past two years.

SAN ANTONIO – A Bexar County Precinct 2 deputy constable who is running to unseat the current constable was arrested and is facing a felony charge. A warrant for Moreno's arrest obtained by the KSAT 12 Defenders Tuesday night states Moreno filed two false EEOC complaints earlier this year that have hindered the agency's law enforcement duties. In handcuffs and being escorted by deputies, Moreno said his arrest was fueled by retaliation from Bexar County Precinct 2 Constable Michelle Barrientes-Vela. On Jan. 9, Moreno filed to run against Barrientes-Vela in the 2020 election, according to online records. According to KSAT records, Moreno and Barrientes-Vela have been involved in a series of tumultuous events within the past two years.

The smell was later determined to be from the airbags of Huizar's vehicle being deployed, according to Leon Valley records. Leon Valley police also provided the Defenders photos taken inside Huizar's vehicle after it was towed from the scene. My Office handles all complaints against Deputies within my Office (Bexar County Constable Office Pct. The initial request remains pending, according to the county's open records portal, but Precinct 2 has not provided any additional records from the crash. Court records show Huizar was arrested for misdemeanor marijuana possession in March 2018 and remains out on bond in that unrelated case.

A third Precinct 2 employee, Deputy Chris De La Cerda, is named in the lawsuit as a witness to the hot tub incident. "To be non-bias, I contacted TCOLE to open an investigation on Deputy Moreno and Deputy De La Cerda for falsifying training records which I believed were submitted under false pretense. The outcome of a TCOLE investigation resulted in both Deputy Moreno and Deputy De La Cerda receiving letters of reprimand for their actions. The Bexar County Civil Service Commission's decision however was to reinstate both Deputy Moreno and Deputy De La Cerda back into positions as Deputy Constables within my Office. AdLawsuit accuses Precinct 2 constable of trying to caress deputy in hot tub during work tripThe suit states that Moreno has continued to be retaliated against by Barrientes Vela after returning to work in late June.