Trial for accused cop killer set to begin in July
Otis McKane is alleged to have killed Det. Benjamin Marconi in an ambush-style attack outside of San Antonio Police headquarters in 2016. Author: KENS 5 Updated: 1:50 PM CDT April 13, 2021
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Otis McKane s trial will begin July 12 after jury selection concluded Friday. Bexar County District Attorney Joe Gonzales said in 2019 he would pursue the death penalty in McKane s case. When I ran for District Attorney in 2018, I promised the citizens of Bexar County that I would seek the death penalty only in the worst of the worst cases. The facts of this case meet that standard. After months of reviewing all of the evidence in this case, as well as meeting with and considering the wishes of Detective Marconi s family, my capital crimes committee and I have elected to seek the death penalty. This decision was made af
Exonerated a decade after his conviction, Bexar County man can now seek U.S. citizenship
Mikhail Timofeyev conviction vacated after accuser recanted, DA says
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A gavel in a courtroom. (Pexels)
SAN ANTONIO – Bexar County District Attorney Joe Gonzales on Wednesday announced that a man convicted in a 2010 family violence case is now exonerated after his accuser recanted.
Mikhail Timofeyev, 45, pleaded guilty to an assault charge after his boyfriend accused him of punching him in April 2009. He served 54 days in county jail. Records show the case against him was dismissed in March after a motion filed by the District Attorney’s Office last year.
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Family violence charge dismissed against suspect mistaken for Black jogger
Darren Smith Jr. pleaded true to family violence allegation in unrelated robbery case in January, DA says
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Booking photo for Darren Smith Jr. (left) and Mathias Ometu (right) seen in his Facebook profile picture. (KSAT)
SAN ANTONIO – The felony family violence suspect San Antonio police were actually looking for in August when they detained a Black man jogging nearby will not go to trial in that case, Bexar County District Attorney Joe Gonzales confirmed this week.
Darren Smith Jr. instead pleaded true to the family violence allegation in January during a motion to revoke hearing in an unrelated robbery case, Gonzales said in a written statement released through a DA spokesperson.