San Antonio police are examining a series of disputes between actor Jonathan Joss and Sigfredo Ceja Alvarez leading to Joss’s death by gunshot.
SAN ANTONIO — Was it a hate crime, or a long series of threats and counter threats that led to the death of King of the Hill actor Jonathan Joss?
San Antonio police have released reports going back more than one year that add context to the events that led to the fatal confrontation in the driveway of the actor’s south-side home site, while the Bexar County medical examiner ruled Joss died from multiple gunshot wounds Sunday night.
There are two and a half pages of police calls, which date back to January of last year, involving the house of the actor and the man accused of murder.
But of the 59 cases listed, only eight were deemed serious enough to merit an actual case number, indicating some kind of follow-up might occur.
Of those eight, there are no allegations of hate crimes related to sexual orientation and only one case generated from the home of Sigfredo Ceja Alvarez, the man accused of shooting Joss several times.
That case was for shots fired or heard back in May 2024 when someone told police a man had been drinking and firing repeated shots from the backyard.
The offense report for discharging a gun inside city limits said police couldn’t get past the perimeter fence so they sent the police helicopter to see if anyone was injured, found nothing, and forwarded the information for later follow up.
The history involving the actor’s home is much more active.
In June 2024, Ceja Alvarez told police that Joss had a crossbow and was at his house name calling and yelling racial slurs.
A few minutes later, police generated another case when other neighbors reported Joss was walking the 200 block of Dorsey Street with a crossbow.
Arriving officers said they discovered Joss had an outstanding warrant for Criminal Mischief, so he was jailed.
In July, the city’s dangerous assessment team showed up to look into allegations of continuing dangerous behavior by Joss.
Numerous neighbors said Joss had been causing disturbances with guns and a crossbow.
The report indicates when the city’s Dangerous Assessment Response Team made entry into the locked home they found the home in poor condition with holes in the ceiling, dog waste on the floors and debris in every room.
There was a crossbow found and the report indicates it was engaged with an arrow chambered.
With regard to the fire that destroyed the home in January, the police report indicates Joss told investigators the home had no power and he had been using a BBQ pit indoors for heat and he thought his dogs may have knocked the pit over while he wasn’t home.
The report also indicates Joss told investigators the city was trying to demolish the home but he was fighting the effort.
At last check, Ceja Alvarez has posted his $200,000 bond but was still in the process of being released from the jail. He’s scheduled to be back in court August 19th for a pre-indictment hearing.
The Medical Examiner says a funeral home has not been named for Joss at this time, so no arrangements are available at this time.
We asked SAPD to provide a list of calls for service for both addresses in question.
Here’s a summary of data they provided:
1 911 hang up
1 Assist the public
1 Criminal mischief
11 Disturbance
1 Disturbance / Knife
13 Disturbance Neighbor
1 Fire
3 Information
1 Mental Health Disturbance
5 Mental Health Routine
6 Misc
4 Patrol by
1 Shooting
4 Shots fired / heard
1 Suspicious person
1 Theft
1 Threats
3 Welfare check