Suspects Facing Capital Murder Charges
San Antonio, TX – Jeffrey Mendez, 29, and Shawn Smith, 32
were arrested yesterday evening by members of the United States Marshals
Service Lone Star Fugitive Task Force (LSFTF) and the San Antonio Police
Department’s Repeat Offender Program (ROP) Unit in San Antonio, TX. An arrest
warrant was issued pursuant to an investigation by the Austin Police Department
(APD), where it is alleged that Mendez and Smith committed capital murder.
Yesterday afternoon, members of the LSFTF initiated an
investigation in locating and apprehending Mendez and Smith. Yesterday evening,
through investigative efforts, extensive surveillance, and critical assistance
from the SAPD ROP Unit, it was determined that Mendez was hiding out at a
residence located in the 6300 block of HWY 90 on the west side of San Antonio
and Smith was hiding out at a residence located in the 700 block of Cravens
Avenue on the southeast side of San Antonio. Two teams of officers almost
simultaneously entered both residences, identified themselves, made contact
with Mendez and Smith, and took them into custody without incident.
On November 20, 2014, Mendez and Smith were allegedly
involved in killing a man in an apartment located on the southeast side of
Austin. Reports stated that Mendez and Smith allegedly forced entry into the
apartment, initiated a physical altercation with the victim, and shot him with
a handgun which resulted in his death. After a thorough investigation by APD
Homicide detectives, arrest warrants were issued yesterday for Mendez and Smith
for their connection in the murder.
Mendez and Smith are currently being held in custody at the
Bexar County Sheriff’s Office awaiting extradition to Austin.
Robert R. Almonte, United States Marshal for the Western
District of Texas, states, “Our task force officers and SAPD ROP Unit officers
wasted no time tracking down these murder suspects once the warrants were
signed and our collaborative efforts continue to show that fugitives in San
Antonio will be hunted until they’re caught.”
Members of the Lone Star Fugitive Task Force:
New Braunfels
Police Department
San Antonio Police
Department
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
Immigration &
Customs Enforcement – Office of Detention & Removal
U.S. Marshals
Service
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