{"id":2018425,"date":"2023-08-31T17:16:11","date_gmt":"2023-08-31T21:16:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/chip-roy-demands-answers-from-texas-district-attorney-on-lax-bail-policies-after-two-officers-shot\/"},"modified":"2023-08-31T17:19:44","modified_gmt":"2023-08-31T21:19:44","slug":"chip-roy-demands-answers-from-texas-district-attorney-on-lax-bail-policies-after-two-officers-shot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/chip-roy-demands-answers-from-texas-district-attorney-on-lax-bail-policies-after-two-officers-shot\/","title":{"rendered":"Chip Roy seeks accountability from Texas DA over &#8216;lenient&#8217; bail policies after officers&#8217; shooting."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fchip-roy-demands-answers-from-texas-district-attorney-on-lax-bail-policies-after-two-officers-shot%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2018425&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>EXCLUSIVE: Rep. Chip Roy Demands Answers from Bexar County District\u200d Attorney on Release\u2063 of &#8220;Career Criminal&#8221;<\/h2>\n<p>Rep. Chip Roy (R-TX) \u200dis\u2063 taking action\u200d and seeking information \u200dfrom\u2063 the Bexar County district attorney in Texas \u200cregarding the release on bail of a dangerous &#8220;career criminal&#8221; who allegedly shot at San Antonio\u200c police officers. Jesse Garcia Jr., a repeat offender with a\u2062 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/chip-roy-demands-answers-from-texas-district-attorney-on-lax-bail-policies-after-two-officers-shot\/\" title=\"Chip Roy seeks accountability from Texas DA over 'lenient' bail policies after officers' shooting.\">criminal record dating\u2064 back<\/a> to 2015, was granted\u2064 bond for \u200dmultiple charges, including vehicle burglary, evading arrest, and illegal possession\u200b of a firearm. However, after his bail bondsman \u2063lost contact with him, Garcia was pursued by the police \u2062on \u2062August\u2063 24. Following his\u2064 arrest for allegedly shooting at the officers, two of whom were\u200b hospitalized with gunshot\u200c wounds, Garcia is now being held without bond.<\/p>\n<h3>RETAIL \u200dTHEFT DELIVERS AN ECONOMIC BLOW FOR COMPANIES AND COMMUNITIES<\/h3>\n<p>Reports indicate that Garcia had been arrested and released from jail twice within the past \u2062year. Rep. Roy, concerned about the district attorney&#8217;s decision to allow a felon like Garcia\u2063 to \u200dbe released, is questioning \u200bBexar County District Attorney Joe Gonzalez, a\u200b Democrat.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This tragedy is neither acceptable nor unforeseeable and is a direct consequence of lax bail \u200cpolicies that threaten\u2064 the safety of Bexar County residents \u2062and our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/georgia-secretary-of-state-investigating-voter-registration-group-run-by-democrat-raphael-warnock\/\" title=\"Georgia Secretary Of State Investigating Voter Registration Group Run By Democrat Raphael Warnock\">law enforcement officers<\/a>,&#8221; Roy expressed in a letter to Gonzalez. &#8220;Indeed, just \u2063yesterday, two \u2062SAPD officers were hospitalized with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/5-stories-the-media-tried-to-ignore-in-2021\/\" title=\"5 Stories The Media Tried To Ignore In 2021\">gunshot wounds sustained<\/a> from suspects with reported criminal histories.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Roy is demanding\u2062 answers from \u2063the \u200cdistrict attorney, including the office&#8217;s policy\u2062 on prosecutors objecting\u200c to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/we-need-help-chicago-mayor-lori-lightfoot-begs-for-federal-assistance-after-second-mass-shooting-in-four-days\/\" title=\"\u2018We Need Help\u2019: Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot Begs For Federal Assistance After Second Mass Shooting In Four Days\">low bond amounts<\/a>, measures taken \u2062to\u2063 prevent violent criminals from benefiting from lenient bond policies, and collaboration with county\u200c criminal judges to prioritize safety when determining bond. In \u200chis letter, Roy made it clear that Gonzalez&#8217;s response is necessary before considering any future federal grants or resource requests \u200cto his office.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It should be your top priority as\u200c District\u2062 Attorney to\u2064 direct your prosecutors to push\u2063 for appropriate bonds, or recommend no bail at all, for public safety\u200d risks like Garcia,&#8221; Roy emphasized. &#8220;Moreover, these instances of jailbreak needlessly put the brave men and women of \u200dlaw enforcement in harm&#8217;s way, \u200dwhich diminishes the trust of the entire community in\u200c the safety of San Antonio and Bexar County.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The Bexar County District Attorney&#8217;s Office has not yet\u200b responded\u200c to\u2062 requests for comment. This issue of lenient\u200c bail policies has been a point of contention \u200cbetween Republicans and\u200d Democratic district attorneys in recent years. Notably, Governor Ron\u2063 DeSantis (R-FL) suspended two district \u2062attorneys in Florida, accusing them of prioritizing \u200bcriminal justice reform over public safety.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\">CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rep. Chip Roy (R-TX) is seeking answers from the Bexar County district attorney in Texas regarding the release on bail of a &#8220;career criminal&#8221; suspected of shooting at San Antonio police officers. Jesse Garcia Jr., with a criminal history since 2015, was granted bond. 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