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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 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
- U.S. Marshals Service
Additional
information about the U.S. Marshals Service can be found at
http://www.usmarshals.gov.
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