Former Bexar County Precinct 2 constable to be tried on perjury charge first after judge rules to sever offenses Michelle Barrientes Vela, former captain indicted on combined 10 counts in Jan. 2020 Updated: Tags: Barrientes Vela makes a court appearance in late February 2020. SAN ANTONIO – Former Bexar County Precinct 2 Constable Michelle Barrientes Vela will first go to trial on an aggravated perjury charge after a state district judge this week granted a motion to sever the offenses against her. The motion, granted by Judge Ron Rangel, will also apply to Barrientes Vela’s co-defendant, former Precinct 2 Capt. Marc D. Garcia. The resign-to-run law stipulates that elected officials who announce plans to run for another office with more than 13 months left in their current term forfeit their seat.