The following is a statement issued by the San Marcos Police Department following the life sentence served to Stewart Mettz, who was convicted this week of murder after killing SMPD Officer Kenneth Copeland in 2017.[San Marcos, TX] [Hays County news] News San Marcos News, San Marcos Record [Texas State]
Stewart Thomas Mettz was convicted in the capital murder of 58-year-old Officer Kenneth Copeland, who was shot and killed in 2017 at Mettz's residence.
SAN MARCOS, Texas - A sense of closure and justice reverberated through the City of San Marcos Thursday as the San Marcos Police Department announced the Capita
Stewart Thomas Mettz was found guilty on Jan. 11 of capital murder by a Hays County jury. Following the guilty verdict, Mettz was sentenced by Judge Bruce Boyer of the 22nd District Court to life in prison with no possibility of parole.[San Marcos, TX] [Hays County news] News San Marcos News, San Marcos Record [Texas State]
The Hays County Criminal District Attorney on April 24 concluded the sentencing phase of the trial of Jeffrey Alan Scott, Jr., who was convicted of attempted capital murder and aggravated assault of a public servant on April 19.[San Marcos, TX] [Hays County news] News San Marcos News, San Marcos Record [Texas State]