A San Antonio police officer was fired in late February after SAPD investigators were provided a recording of him directing an expletive-filled tirade toward a woman, suspension records released this week confirm.
16 fired SAPD officers now awaiting arbitration amid backlog
COVID-19 pandemic partially blamed for growing list of cases
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(From left) Pictured are fired SAPD officers Jose Hinojosa, Michael Brewer, and Jonathan Montalvo. (KSAT)
SAN ANTONIO – Sixteen fired San Antonio police officers, some of whom have been off the job for over a year, are now pending arbitration amid a growing backlog of cases, city records obtained by the KSAT 12 Defenders show.
The COVID-19 pandemic, which started in the spring of 2020 and wiped out the ability for in-person hearings to take place, is partially blamed for the backlog.
The only city arbitration hearing scheduled this month so far is for a terminated San Antonio Fire Department engineer, city records show.