SAPD charges driver in November kidnapping case; suspect claims innocence

Jackie Deaton, 45, is telling investigators he had no idea he was taking the victim and her boyfriend as part of a kidnapping. SAN ANTONIO — Another person is now facing charges in a kidnapping that happened in November. Investigators say 45-year-old Jackie Deaton drove the car that was used when the victim was forcibly taken. … Read more

Joint investigation leads to major drug bust in Hays and Guadalupe County, 2 arrested, authorities say

A multi-agency drug trafficking investigation led to the arrests of two individuals in Hays and Guadalupe counties SAN ANTONIO — Two people are behind bars after a months-long, multi-agency investigation into drug trafficking across our area. The arrests are the result of a partnership between San Marcos police, Seguin police and the Guadalupe County Sheriff’s … Read more

San Antonio man gets 60-year sentence for shooting at police amid domestic dispute

A jury sentenced 42-year-old Jesus Prado after he pleaded guilty earlier this month to two counts of aggravated assault on a peace officer. SAN ANTONIO — A man who opened fire on two San Antonio police officers in 2023 was sentenced Wednesday night to 60 years in prison. A jury sentenced 42-year-old Jesus Prado after … Read more

San Antonio man found guilty of stabbing former friend with sword in brutal 2022 murder case

Back in 2022, Joseph Aleman called police claiming he had killed someone. Now he will spend the next 56 years behind bars for the crime. SAN ANTONIO — A Bexar County jury has found Joseph Aleman guilty of stabbing his former friend to death with a sword back in 2022. In August 2022, local authorities … Read more

Cross-country predator | Man blames ‘witch’ after traveling from Maryland to Texas to sexually abuse child

A Maryland man who repeatedly came to Texas to abuse a 13-year-old blamed a “witch” and a hacked phone, but jurors still sent him away for 75 years. MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Texas — A man who repeatedly traveled from Maryland to Montgomery County to sexually abuse a 13-year-old child has been sentenced to a 75-year, day-for-day … Read more

Man killed in shooting off Vance Jackson Road in San Antonio, officials say

An individual was hospitalized after San Antonio officials found them with a life-threatening gunshot wound near a northwest-side 7-Eleven. They later died. SAN ANTONIO — The San Antonio Fire Department says a man was hospitalized in critical condition after a shooting on the northwest side Tuesday. Officials say he was pronounced dead at the hospital. … Read more