San Antonio police arrested Jeremiah Williams for the 2019 murder of 18-year-old boxer George Ramos, giving his family hope for justice after six years.
SAN ANTONIO — After six years of heartbreak, justice is inching closer for the family of San Antonio boxer George Ramos.
Police arrested 25-year-old Jeremiah Williams, accused of killing 18-year-old Ramos in 2019. Cold-case detectives with the San Antonio Police Department say surveillance footage helped them identify Williams. This week, officers spotted him during a traffic stop, brought him in for questioning and charged him with murder.
“Since the new detective came on we were so confident,” said George’s mother, Jessica Ramos. “We knew something would happen.”
Inside the Ramos home, it already looks like Christmas. Stockings hang on the mantel, and trees glimmer in every corner — including one decorated with tiny boxing gloves honoring George’s short but bright career.
For Jessica, this year’s greatest gift is not wrapped. It is justice.
“We’re just grateful and glad that an arrest has been made because I know that he’s not going to hurt anyone else,” she said. “Georgie’s not the only one he’s hurt in the streets.”
Police say there are no additional suspects connected to the case.
Jessica told KENS 5 she had heard the suspect’s name before.
“So I know that’s the person,” she said. “It put things together. Georgie knew him from the school era. The kids would mention him quite a bit, and Georgie would tell me about him.”
Williams is now in the Bexar County Jail on a murder charge.
For six years, the Ramos family has leaned on faith to help them endure the loss.
“There are times when my head goes crazy and I’m like, ‘We need to get this guy,’” Jessica said. “Then my husband opens the scripture and says, ‘This is God’s plan.’”
She says their other children — and their faith — are what kept her and her husband alive through the grief.
“If it wasn’t for our other kids, I know me and my husband wouldn’t have survived this at all,” she said.
Jessica still prays each day that justice will prevail in court.
“I just pray to God he’s on a monitor so he won’t hurt anyone else,” she said.
George had an especially close relationship with his mother. Jessica remembers a chilling conversation about a month before his death while she was watching the news.
“I was watching the news and he walks in,” she recalled. “I said, ‘Georgie, you’re an easy target. Son, you’re either gonna die by a snake bite or a gunshot.’ He said, ‘Mom, how do you figure?’ I said, ‘Because, Georgie, you have everything.’”
Jessica describes George as fearless, funny, and full of love.
“Everybody loved George,” she said. “He was on top of everything.”
“He wasn’t afraid to show you or tell you, ‘I love you,’” she added.
Ramos began boxing at age 11 and quickly rose through the amateur ranks. He worked for the family business, but soon planned to join the Army.
“For an 18-year-old he was making good money,” Jessica said. “Apparently they were looking to kill him on Wednesday because they thought they were gonna take his money. When Georgie died, he didn’t have his money with him. He had it in his pants pocket at home. I found it after he died.”
Outside the ring, George was known for his humor and kindness.
“It could be two, three in the morning and he’d be like, ‘Mom! Mom! Let’s go!’” Jessica said. “One of his friends would be drunk, and he’s the one they would call. He’d say, ‘Let’s go pick them up!’”
He was the fourth generation in his family to carry the name George Ramos — a legacy his mother says ended too soon.
As the family prepares for court, Jessica says their fight is not finished.
“You took Georgie’s life,” she said, addressing the suspect. “But question — was it worth it for you?”
She says her family is now pushing for the maximum sentence for the man accused of killing her son.
“He wasn’t scared or intimidated,” Jessica said. “He was strong, loving, and full of life. We thank God for loaning us George for almost 18 years.”
The Ramos family continues to fill their home with Christmas light — a symbol of faith, love, and the joy George brought into their lives.