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Grand Jury Indicts Sigfredo Ceja Alvarez in Killing of Actor Jonathan Joss

Defense lawyers frame the June 1 shooting as self-defense under Texas law.

Overview

  • A Bexar County grand jury indicted Alvarez, 57, on a murder charge on Nov. 17, according to court records.
  • The case is assigned to the 437th Criminal District Court with Judge Joel Perez presiding.
  • San Antonio police reports state Joss, 59, was shot multiple times after an argument and that Alvarez told an officer, “I shot him.”
  • Alvarez was arrested near the scene, later posted a $200,000 bond, and was released pending further proceedings.
  • Joss’s husband alleges prior harassment and homophobic abuse, while police records also document dozens of neighbor complaints about Joss.