Overview

• Sigfredo Ceja Alvarez has pleaded not guilty and is asserting he acted in self-defense during an argument with Jonathan Joss.
• Defense attorney Nico LaHood argues the confrontation was rooted in long-standing neighborhood disputes and not driven by homophobia.
• Video footage from June 1 allegedly shows Joss holding a pitchfork outside his San Antonio home prior to being shot.
• After posting $200,000 bail, Alvarez is under house arrest with random drug and alcohol testing and a ban on firearms.
• Joss’s husband alleges Alvarez hurled homophobic slurs before the fatal shot and LGBTQ+ groups have criticized early police dismissals of hate crime claims.