San Antonio Police Officer Pulls Gun On His Wife, In Standoff With SWAT
BY Herschel Smith
9 years, 9 months ago
A San Antonio police officer accused of engaging in a standoff after pulling a gun on his wife in 2013 has been fired, according to the San Antonio Police Department.
Daniel Lopez, 45, was removed from SAPD’s ranks in February, the department confirmed Monday.
Lopez was initially charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and two counts of deadly conduct for his role in a July 4, 2013, incident in which he was accused of holding his wife at gunpoint at his home in the 100 block of Whitecliff Drive while two children were inside.
SWAT negotiators were called to the scene and streets in the area were blocked off for a short time. Lopez eventually gave himself up peacefully, then-SAPD Chief William McManus said at the time.
Lopez was placed on paid administrative leave for about 9 months after the incident. In April 2014, he was placed on unpaid temporary suspension, where he remained until being fired in February.
On Feb. 2, Lopez accepted a plea deal for a Class C misdemeanor instead of second-degree felony aggravated assault, which could have carried a sentence of up to 20 years in prison.
He was ordered to pay a $200 fine and serve one day of deferred adjudication probation, according to prosecutor Jim Wheat, chief of the district attorney’s special crimes unit.
Gosh, I hate it when that happens to me. I remember the last time I went berserk and took a .45 1911, cocked it and put it to my wife’s head. The SWAT team wasn’t so nice to me. I think he may have had some friends with the PD, especially with only one day of deferred adjudication probation.
On March 10, 2015 at 6:34 am, Seerightthere! said:
Two strata of society, two sets of laws…..
On March 10, 2015 at 10:28 am, Ned Weatherby said:
Exactly. This: “On Feb. 2, Lopez accepted a plea deal for a Class C misdemeanor instead
of second-degree felony aggravated assault, which could have carried a
sentence of up to 20 years in prison” wouldn’t happen to a non “Only One.” Typically, they get a year or two paid vacation, and often reinstated for criminal behavior. Worse is better, comrade.
On March 10, 2015 at 9:38 am, Josh said:
Anyone who still says the police aren’t above the law are delusional. Out of their minds.
They act like it too. Just the way they drive their cars, even. They haul ass everywhere they go, routinely commuting acts of reckless driving/endangerment. I had a Landrum officer cross into my lane on a two-lane road just yesterday, for no apparent reason. I’ve almost been violently killed at a four way stop where three cops, who must have been driving 70mph on a surface street, all converged at once.
Most cops are just outright douchebags. The good ones are hard to find anymore, but they sure stick out like a sore thumb when you see one.