Three Men Charged On Allegations of First Degree Murder
San Antonio, TX – Jose Velez, 29, was arrested
yesterday evening by the Lone Star Fugitive Task Force in San Antonio without
incident. An arrest warrant was issued by the San Antonio Police Department
(SAPD) Homicide Division, where it is alleged that Velez committed first degree
murder.
With the assistance of the SAPD Repeat Offenders Program
(ROPE) unit, task force officers determined that Velez was living in an
apartment located in the 7200 block of Marbach Road. Task force officers
entered the residence and Velez was immediately arrested.
Velez is currently being held in Bexar County Jail on a
$250,000 bond.
Last month, Velez, accompanied by two other men Larry
Castro, 41, and Bernardo Cresanto, 25, allegedly had an altercation with
another man, Juan Romero, 41, at a San Antonio sports bar. A short time after
leaving the sports bar, Velez, Castro, and Cresanto spotted Romero at a gas
station in the 2300 block of Vance Jackson. The three men approached Romero and
beat him severely. Romero later died as a result of the brutal beating. Castro
and Cresanto turned themselves into authorities soon after the alleged assault,
but Velez was a fugitive until yesterday evening.
Robert R. Almonte, United States Marshal for the Western
District of Texas, states, “With the assistance of SAPD ROPE, the Lone Star
Fugitive Task Force was able to apprehend and arrest another violent offender.
When you commit a crime and there’s an active warrant for your arrest, we’re
going to stay on your heels and not let you catch your breath.”
Members of the Lone Star Fugitive Task Force:
San Antonio
Independent School District Police Department
Bexar County
Sheriff’s Office
Comal County
Sheriff’s Office
Bexar County Fire
Marshal’s Office
Bexar County
District Attorney’s Office
Texas Office of
The Attorney General
Texas Department
of Public Safety
Texas Department
of Criminal Justice - Office of the Inspector General
U.S. Marshals
Service
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