Liberal San Antonio’s Soros Financed DA Results in 3 Police Officers Shot

Police officers shot twice in one week

Like so many other liberal cities, San Antonio, Texas is becoming a more dangerous place to visit or reside.

It is especially needlessly treacherous for police and other law enforcement.

On two occasions, within a week, three police officers were shot by at-large and wanted felons.

Rep. Chip Roy (R-TX) has stepped in requesting information from the Bexar County district attorney about why he let out on bail these career criminals who are shooting at San Antonio police officers.

Even the Alamo City’s police chief, William McManus, famously known for aiding sanctuary type policies for illegal aliens, acts confused over how repeated offenders with extensive criminal records were able to freely roam the streets and shoot two police officers earlier and then again yesterday.

The first incident occurred around 5 p.m. on Thursday, August 24, 2023, shortly after two officers from the SAPD were dispatched to the location of a wanted suspect whose bail bondsman had lost track of.

The suspect, later identified as Jesse Garcia, Jr. had exited the Westwood Apartments complex armed with a rifle and entered a vehicle driven by an unidentified person. SAPD statistics show that over the past year, there have been over 400 calls to the complex.

Garcia’s criminal record dates back to 2015, and was let out on bond for multiple alleged crimes, including burglary of a vehicle, evading arrest in a vehicle, and being a felon in possession of a firearm.

Garcia, who has been arrested twice just in the past year, is now being held without bond after his arrest shooting at the officers, two of whom were hospitalized after sustaining gunshot wounds, one to the face and one to the body.

Today, Representative Roy questioned George Soros owned Democrat Bexar County District Attorney Joe Gonzalez about why he allowed a felon such as Garcia to post bond and go back on the streets.

“This tragedy is neither acceptable nor unforeseeable, and is a direct consequence of lax bail policies that threaten the safety of Bexar County residents and our law enforcement officers,” Roy said in a letter on August 31.

Roy is asking the DA Gonzalez to answer what his office’s policy is:

▪︎ on allowing prosecutors to object to low bond amounts,

• what his office is doing to ensure violent criminals do not benefit from lax bond policies,

• has his office collaborated with the county criminal judges to ensure safety risk is considered as a factor when deciding bond.

In the letter, Roy warned Gonzalez that before he will “consider any future federal grants or other requests for federal resources” to his office, Gonzalez should respond to his questions.

“It should be your top priority as District Attorney to direct your prosecutors to push for appropriate bonds, or recommend no bail at all, for public safety risks like Garcia,” Roy wrote. “Moreover, these instances of jailbreak needlessly put the brave men and women of law enforcement in harm’s way, which diminishes the trust of the entire community in the safety of San Antonio and Bexar County.”

In the second incident, Michael Kirkland, 40, shut down traffic on IH-10 near South New Braunfels Ave.

McManus revealed Kirkland, wanted on 21 warrants, was being followed by officers when he crashed into a police car, shot at multiple cars passing by and attempted to carjack drivers on the highway. The wounded officer is currently listed as stable.

Gonzales said that, during his time in office, Kirkland has had five cases dismissed. The reason, he said, is because neither victims nor witnesses were cooperating with the investigation.

“We couldn’t locate witnesses, we couldn’t locate victims,” Gonzales said. “And when we did, they said, ‘Sorry, I’m not interested.'”

Ultimately, he said, there was not enough evidence in each case for a conviction.

“If we had the ability to go forward and prosecute, he might have been in prison and we wouldn’t be talking today,” Gonzales said.

The San Antonio Police Officers Association’s president, Danny Diaz, released this statement:

“This past May, over 70% of San Antonio voters expressed a clear desire to make the safety of our community a priority; however, when local elective officials fail to prosecute repeat criminal offenders and continue to allow violent criminals to be released on bail, time after time; how can officers continue to do their jobs effectively and ensure the safety of our citizens?

“When will our District Attorney take accountability for his inactions? How many more citizens will need to lose their lives, and how many more officers will have to face similar consequences?

“How many repeat offenders will it take for District Attorney, Joe Gonzales, to follow the laws to prevent these felons from causing more harm?

“Selective processes for criminal cases have proven to be negligent and are creating an unsafe environment for our citizens. If the citizens of San Antonio voted an individual into office, we should hold them accountable when they fail to protect our city.”

McManus highlighted that the suspect had been out on two bonds for nearly a year, despite committing additional crimes and being re-arrested and wanted on three separate warrants. He questioned why Garcia was not in jail and why his bonds were not increased.

McManus, known for championing liberal tendencies until it backfires, now describes Garcia as a “dangerous, dangerous man” and revealed the three active warrants for his arrest.

Garcia was imprisoned in 2019 for felony possession of a firearm, and last year, he was arrested for drug possession and unauthorized use of a vehicle. Although he posted bond, he was not indicted on those charges.

Garcia was also arrested in February of this year for burglarizing vehicles and posted bond. He was arrested again in June for felony possession of a firearm and evading arrest, before posting bond once again.

When questioned why the DA’s office did not recommend holding Garcia without bail, Henricksen stated that it is generally not something judges can do, except in “very limited circumstances” such as capital murder and domestic violence.

He added that the DA’s office could have possibly acted a bit more swiftly, which would have resulted in the warrant being issued a few weeks earlier.

Court records indicate that Garcia is currently being held on a $1 million bond for each aggravated assault against the police officers.

In the Kirkland case, Gonzales admitted that, during his time in office, Kirkland has had five cases dismissed.

Going by the usual Soros DA playbook, he blamed it on the victims and witnesses who were afraid to cooperate with his office.

“We couldn’t locate witnesses, we couldn’t locate victims,” Gonzales said. “And when we did, they said, ‘Sorry, I’m not interested.'”

Soros campaign funded Democratic district attorneys are notoriously placed in office to ensure more lenient bail policies for criminals. Recently, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis (R-FL) suspended two district attorneys who were not properly doing their job and were focused on progressive criminal justice reform at the expense of public safety.

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