Gabriella Ybarra, Isabelle Pasciolla, Hearst Newspapers Jan. 30, 2023 Daniel Pentkowski, 53, of Midland, was found dead in his cell Wednesday at the Bexar County Jail after experiencing an apparent “medical episode.” According to a Bexar County Sheriff’s Office news release, a cadet found Pentkowski lying on the floor in the fetal position in his cell. The cadet notified … Read more
A longtime KSAT 12 sports director charged with DWI has hired an expert in defending such cases. Greg Simmons, who was arrested Friday and released the same day, retained Louis D. Martinez. Arrest records also indicate that Simmons was not given any special conditions, such as requiring an ignition interlock device, prior to his release … Read more
A longtime KSAT 12 sports director charged with DWI has hired an expert in defending such cases. Greg Simmons, who was arrested Friday and released the same day, retained Louis D. Martinez. Arrest records also indicate that Simmons was not given any special conditions, such as requiring an ignition interlock device, prior to his release … Read more
A former inmate has hit Bexar County with a class-action lawsuit claiming the sheriff’s office is wrongfully keeping people in jail longer than allowed. The plaintiff, Michael A. Miller, says he was kept in Bexar County jail for 72 hours after he posted bail. The suit knocks the sheriff’s office — which runs the jail … Read more
BEXAR COUNTY, Texas – A 35-year-old man was arrested and charged in a kidnapping case after deputies rescued a 15-year-old girl he had taken at gunpoint, according to Bexar County Sheriff Javier Salazar. Around 12:30 p.m. Friday, a group of three teens, including the girl and two other high school-aged boys, were all in a … Read more
Longtime KSAT 12 sports anchor and director Greg Simmons was arrested Friday morning on suspicion of driving while intoxicated. He was reportedly coming home from a bar on San Antonio’s Northwest Side. Simmons, 67, was stopped by a Bexar County Sheriff’s Office deputy after he was found driving around 20 mph and drifting between lanes, … Read more
San Antonio businesswoman Andreen McDonald suffered “homicidal violence, including blunt-force trauma,” likely from a hammer rather than by stomping, a Bexar County medical examiner testified Friday in the murder trial of her husband, Maj. Andre McDonald. He said he overpowered her during a fight and stomped her, went upstairs to put their young, autistic daughter … Read more