Another man indicted just shy of two years after Investigates digs for information

BEXAR COUNTY, Texas – Three days shy of the two-year mark since his alleged crime, Ruben Casas has been indicted via the Bexar County District Attorney’s Office.

Casas’ indictment on Sept. 21 comes precisely every week after Investigates reported at the 1000’s of unindicted criminal instances in Bexar County in 2022 and 2023.

According to Bexar County courtroom data, Casas is dealing with an damage to the aged physically damage fee from an altercation on Sept. 24, 2021, close to North New Braunfels and Gibbs east of downtown.

The indictment states Casas allegedly hit and kicked a man who’s 65 years of age or older. Prosecutors added on a dangerous weapon allegation because of Casas the use of his foot within the crime, in addition to an enhancement for Casas being a repeat perpetrator.

This may just make Casas’ imaginable punishment, if convicted, extra critical.

In the unique arrest warrant, the altercation took place on the DIY Carwash on Gibbs. The sufferer approached Casas and presented to assist dry his car.

Casas mentioned no, and the sufferer walked off prior to returning. Then, there was once an issue, and the sufferer walked around the boulevard.

The warrant states Casas adopted the sufferer, and the sufferer picked up a work of concrete, intending to make use of it. That’s when Casas hit him, and he fell to the bottom.

While at the floor, witnesses say they noticed Casas choking the sufferer whilst they attempted to split the two.

The warrant explains that Casas stood up, started kicking the sufferer within the head, after which stomped on his head. Witnesses attempted to assist the subconscious sufferer.

Investigates despatched an inventory of 5 defendants and their instances to the District Attorney’s place of business on Sept. 8, soliciting for to talk about the prolong in indicting those instances.

District Attorney Joe Gonzales agreed to an interview on Sept. 7 at 4 p.m., and agreed to the time constraints of best 10 mins. An afternoon later, on Sept. 8, our interview was once canceled, and a rescheduled interview was once promised.

That interview nonetheless has now not been rescheduled every week later.

So a ways, two of the 5 instances Investigates despatched to the District Attorney’s place of business have now been indicted this week.