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Court gives Jose Salazar deferred adjudication, orders GPS monitoring and treatment with Urban Apostles
Summary
A judge accepted plea stipulations and placed Jose Salazar on deferred adjudication with GPS tracking, treatment through Urban Apostles, weekly sober-support meetings and 200 hours of community service; restitution and no-contact orders were also imposed.
A Bexar County court on Aug. 7 accepted stipulations in two cause numbers involving Jose Salazar and placed him on deferred adjudication with a mix of supervision and treatment conditions.
The presiding judge told Salazar the court would send one cause (2026CR000426) to 10 years deferred adjudication and the related case (2026CR000424) to five years deferred adjudication, to run concurrently. The judge ordered continued GPS monitoring, regular UAs, proof of employment within 45 days, no employment with minors or as a home-health provider, continued treatment with Urban Apostles, weekly sober-support meetings and 200 hours of community-service restitution, with deductions for program completion. The court also imposed no-contact orders with named individuals and prohibited possession of firearms or ammunition.
Defense counsel confirmed the state and defense had stipulated to exhibits and a body-worn-camera recording the court labeled State's Exhibit A. The judge said the video had been reviewed and accepted into evidence before pronouncing disposition. The judge told Salazar, "This is run concurrent with 2026CR000426. There's to be no contact with Nathaniel Flores... continued treatment with Urban Apostles, San Antonio, Texas," and explained the GPS and curfew expectations.
Lloyd Patterson, who identified himself as CEO of Urban Apostles, testified in support of community supervision, describing the nonprofit's mentoring, job-placement and reentry services and saying the group had worked with probation and juvenile probation referrals. "Our mission statement clearly states that we reach the so-called unreachable and teach the so-called unteachable," Patterson said, explaining the program's peer-mentoring and referral practices.
Salazar's mother and other supporters told the court about his schooling and employment; the judge noted that the plea bargain capped potential punishment in one cause and that deferred adjudication was being used in lieu of a custodial sentence. The judge emphasized the risk of revocation if new offenses occur: "If a motion to revoke is filed, you're looking at 20 years in prison," the judge said. The court set periodic reviews and instructed probation to provide conditions for accepted community-service hours and reporting.
Provenance: topicintro: SEG 2400; topfinish: SEG 2593.
