Teen killed at Market Square Fiesta event was out on bond, had 5 pending warrants, extensive criminal record

Mikey Valdez, 18, had faced at least 12 charges or warrants in Bexar County at the time of his death.at Historic Market Square late Saturday night had an extensive criminal record, five pending warrants and was out on bond for three other charges, according to court records obtained by“He had an extensive record. He wasn’t spending any amount of time in jail as a result of these arrests,” SAPD Chief William McManus told KSAT Wednesday afternoon.

The 2023 charges stemmed from April of that year when Valdez was arrested for engaging in organized criminal activity and two counts of burglary of vehicles, charging paperwork obtained by KSAT shows. This designation typically requires a defendant, who is a minor, to serve probation either in the custody of Child Protective Services, a juvenile treatment facility or at a home other than the one he or she was previously living in, a judge explained to KSAT Wednesday.

James Tocci, the attorney who represented Valdez in the 2023 cases, told KSAT Wednesday that he could not recall where Valdez was placed after being given deferred adjudication or what his client had been charged with in juvenile court. After police recovered several pieces of stolen property at Valdez’s home after carrying out a search warrant, officials told the media more charges against Valdez could be expected.

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