Despite being sworn in, former Bexar County Precinct 2 captain Marc D. Garcia left court Wednesday without taking the witness stand against his former boss, Michelle Barrientes Vela.
The temporary delay came less than a day after sources said Garcia agreed to testify about his tenure under Barrientes Vela in exchange for prosecutors dismissing all criminal charges against him.
Garcia’s attorney, Mark Anthony Sanchez, represented both Garcia and Barrientes Vela in multiple civil claims filed against the former Precinct 2 leaders by other members of the agency., nearly half of which went to Deputy Leonicio Moreno. Prosecutors have previously accused Barrientes Vela of violating the state’s Private Security Act related to her scheduling of deputies at Rodriguez Park and other events, including a church festival.
Precinct 2 Judge Roberto Vazquez, who shared a Northwest Side county building with Barrientes Vela, said he was forced to go to the then-district attorney in 2017 in order to get Barrientes Vela to stop the practice. Vazquez testified about a separate incident in which Barrientes Vela, unhappy with how 2018 budget sessions had played out, had the metal detector removed from the entrance to the Precinct 2 building, leaving it without security for 24-36 hours. Vazquez pointed out that the metal detector did not even belong to the constable’s office and was actually owned by the court.
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