The Bexar County jail spent Saturday on backup power generators, according to the Bexar County Sheriff’s Office, as one of the many customers impacted by CPS Energy outages across San Antonio.
Houston, Dallas and San Antonio are home to the largest county jails in Texas. So far this year, Bexar County has had the highest number of reported deaths while in jail custody, according to data from the Texas Jail Project.
A man was charged with manslaughter in connection with an accidental shooting on the West Side that left a teenager dead, according to San Antonio police.
A man has been sentenced to 10 years in prison on two felony charges in connection with a body found in an east Bexar County field in 2023, according to court records.
San Antonio is helping advance a plan for a diversion center that could allow people with mental illness or disabilities to avoid going to jail for low-level misdemeanors and get treatment instead.
A man was taken into custody after crashing his vehicle on the West Side and fleeing on foot while carrying a child across the main lanes of traffic, according to San Antonio police.
The San Antonio Police Department released body-worn camera footage of one of its officers from an October shooting at a Northwest Side storage facility.
Two men charged in the shooting death of San Antonio Independent School District student Simon Cuevas were indicted on lesser charges, records with the Bexar County Jail show.
Data shows that at least 218 veterans were detained at the Bexar County Adult Detention Center at some point, between Sept. 1 and Sept. 30.
A 36-year-old woman who caused a crash that killed an 18-year-old man on the Southeast Side in 2022 was sentenced to prison on Thursday.
In just one month, five Bexar County deputies assigned to the jail have been removed from their positions — two of them arrested and facing serious criminal charges, including murder.
Eight people, including four inmates, were arrested in a drug smuggling ring at Bexar County jail, with three deputies linked but not charged, according to Sheriff Javier Salazar.
The family of Francisco Bazan is still seeking answers after the 46-year-old died in custody at the Bexar County jail.
Two affidavits revealed more information on a former Bexar County Sheriff’s Office deputy’s alleged role in facilitating inmate assaults inside the Bexar County jail.
A former Bexar County Sheriff’s Office deputy who was previously arrested in connection with an inmate’s jail death has been re-arrested on a different charge, according to BCSO.
A man who was shot multiple times by a former San Antonio police officer in 2022 completed a therapeutic sanctions facility program, Bexar County jail records show.
A man who was shot multiple times by a former San Antonio police officer in 2022 completed a therapeutic sanctions facility program, Bexar County jail records show.
The Bexar County Medical Examiner’s Office has identified the inmate at the Bexar County Adult Detention Center who died following a medical episode at the jail Friday morning.
An inmate at the Bexar County Adult Detention Center died following a medical episode at the jail Friday morning, the Bexar County Sheriff’s Office said.
A 19-year-old man was arrested after San Antonio police say he drove a stolen vehicle toward an officer and later admitted to it on social media.
The Bexar County Sheriff’s Office is warning the public about scams that target the families of inmates at the Bexar County Adult Detention Center.
The mother of a man diagnosed with autism is advocating for better law enforcement training days after she said her son was treated unjustly by Bexar County Sheriff's Office deputies.
A woman was arrested after Bexar and Calhoun county deputies said she fatally shot her common-law husband and set his truck on fire in Port O’Connor.
A man arrested in connection with an attempted kidnapping in Schertz allegedly told a 10-year-old boy to “get in the van or I’ll shoot you,” according to an arrest warrant affidavit obtained by KSAT.
Thirteen people died inside the Bexar County jail in 2024, according to the Bexar County Sheriff’s Office.
The family and estate of an inmate who was found dead inside a Bexar County jail cell has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the City of San Antonio and Bexar County, according to a federal lawsuit.
Questionable actions in the criminal justice arena and two high-profile law enforcement shooting incidents were among the biggest stories covered by KSAT Investigates in 2024.
The estate of a man who died at the Bexar County Jail in 2022 has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Bexar County, Bexar County’s Sheriff’s Office and Sheriff Javier Salazar, according to court documents.
In a message to San Antonio-area police chiefs this week, Bexar County Sheriff Javier Salazar provided details of a new streamlined process for providing care to prisoners needing medical attention at the jail.
Brad Simpson, who is charged with murder in connection with his wife’s presumed death, was indicted on Tuesday by a grand jury, according to Bexar County records.
Two people are dead, and another is injured after a shooting on the East Side, according to San Antonio police.
A 22-year-old suspect was formally charged in the shooting death of a man at a North Side apartment complex in March 2023.
The Bexar County Sheriff’s Office announced on Wednesday that the Texas Commission on Jail Standards (TCJS) has placed the Bexar County jail out of compliance.
The Bexar County Sheriff's Office has identified a teenager arrested and charged with manslaughter and injury to a child in connection with the death of another teen during a donut stunt crash, according to a spokesperson for the agency.
An inmate at the Bexar County Jail who attempted to kill herself last week died on Sunday, deputies said.
Bexar County Sheriff Javier Salazar informed the Commissioners Court on Tuesday that the county’s Adult Detention Center is over capacity.
Brad Simpson is facing a federal charge for illegally owning a firearm, according to court records obtained by KSAT Investigates on Tuesday evening.
Brad Simpson’s bond reduction hearing for Tuesday morning has been canceled due to a federal detainer, or hold, that was placed on Simpson last week, KSAT confirmed Monday.
A Bexar County Jail inmate died after suffering a medical episode stemming from detoxing conditions, according to the Bexar County Sheriff’s Office.
An investigation is underway after a Bexar County Jail inmate died from a medical episode, according to officials.
The death is the fifth at the jail since July 29 and the second this month. So far this year, there have been nine reported inmate deaths at the jail.
A Bexar County Jail inmate died after suffering a medical episode stemming from withdrawal symptoms, authorities said.
A Bexar County Sheriff’s Office deputy was suspended earlier this year after a bullet he accidentally fired from his service weapon traveled through the wall of his residence, striking his neighbor’s home, suspension records state.
The San Antonio Police Department has fired an officer for failing to pat down a teenager who shot and killed himself in the Bexar County Jail earlier this year.
The man who killed a 62 year-old inmate, Jose Barrera, on Tuesday at the Bexar County Jail was identified as Anthony Chase Mcgruder, according to an affidavit from Bexar County.
A 46-year-old Bexar County Jail inmate died following a medical episode Monday, according to authorities.
With the Bexar County jail near its capacity, BCSO has been housing 120 to 150 inmates between the Burnet and Kerry County jails at any given time to ensure they have room. The inmates are all “paper ready,” meaning they have been convicted and are just waiting for Texas Department of Criminal Justice to pick them up and bring them to prison.
Another University of Texas at San Antonio football player was arrested and charged with aggravated robbery, according to jail records.
A mother fought nine days for her son to be released from the Bexar County Jail after he was arrested in late May.
A new computer system installed county-wide last week led to delays in booking and releasing inmates from the Bexar County jail, according to the sheriff's office. Even though the system is said to be up and running, some say the problems persist.
An inmate at the Bexar County Jail is facing additional charges after child pornography was found on his cellphone.
Shad Modesett, 52, charged with five counts of endangering a child. Police say he was asleep inside the apartment while the children were left hungry and filthy.
Authorities have arrested a San Antonio man after a dispute turned deadly last month.
Curtis Smith, 66, was killed by a fellow inmate in a holding cell who used a sock and a bandana to choke and suffocate him.
Newly released body-worn camera video shows multiple San Antonio Police Department officers failed to thoroughly search a teen who killed himself while being booked into the Bexar County jail earlier this month.
A third person was arrested for fatally shooting a man over “bad” methamphetamine in January, according to Bexar County Jail records.
A teen who bragged about shooting a homeowner during a car burglary is facing a new charge, according to the Bexar County Sheriff’s Office.
A 41-year-old man was arrested after San Antonio police say he sent explicit messages to an officer who he believed was a 14-year-old girl.
A 21-year-old man is behind bars on Monday after being caught on camera trying to break into a far West Side home with a prybar. The incident happened around 4:30 p.m. Saturday at the intersection of Culebra Road and Galm Road.
A 30-year-old man was arrested in connection with a fiery crash and rollover that killed a 76-year-old driver earlier this month.
A man has been arrested after brutally murdering his next-door neighbor and burning the body, San Antonio police say. 39-year-old Baltazar Castaneda is being charged with murder, according to police documents.
A man is behind bars after police found his disabled daughter alone and malnourished with a black eye, according to San Antonio police. Edwin William Dones Garcia is being charged with injury to disabled – SBI, the arrest affidavit said.
A woman was arrested after Bexar County deputies say she concocted a drink and told her child to give it to a fellow student who wound up at the hospital.
A 21-year-old man was arrested after state authorities found multiple files of child pornography at his East Side home.
A man was arrested a month after taking an unresponsive 4-month-old baby with brain and spine injuries to the hospital.
Another suspect was arrested in a December shooting that involved 28 shots fired at a teenager and his infant in a car.
A woman who came forward and told San Antonio police about her role in the kidnapping of a couple at their South Side home has been arrested, according to court records.
A 38-year-old inmate at the Bexar County Jail was charged with beating up a fellow inmate and causing a permanent disfigurement to his nose, according to the Bexar County Sheriff’s Office.
Two brothers are in the Bexar County Jail after stealing a fellow youth football league parent’s gun while restraining him and beating him, according to the Converse Police Department.
A man accused of capital murder following a series of attacks that left six people dead in Bexar County and Austin on Tuesday was bonded out of the Bexar County Jail by a Texas organization nearly two years ago.
