Arbitrator orders Bexar County deputy fired in 2019 to be returned to duty, BCSO says Markese Shands is the first deputy in Sheriff Javier Salazar’s tenure to be returned to duty via arbitration. Author: Mariah Medina (KENS5) Updated: 10:55 PM CDT April 14, 2021 SAN ANTONIO — A Bexar County deputy fired in 2019 after he was indicted on official oppression charges was ordered to be returned to duty by an arbitrator, the local sheriff's office confirmed this week. Markese Shands was terminated in July 2019 after an investigation into a tussle he had with an inmate in May of 2018. The investigation was forwarded to the Bexar County District Attorney’s Office for prosecution.