BCSO Deputy Suspended After Accidentally Shooting Into Neighbor’s Home With Service Weapon

SAN ANTONIO — A Bexar County Sheriff’s Office deputy was suspended earlier this year after a bullet he accidentally fired from his service weapon went through the wall of his residence, striking his neighbor’s house, suspension records show.

MP Mark Rodrigue was suspended for three days in February following the September 2023 incident.

KSAT could find no evidence of injuries in the shooting, which occurred after the Glock Model 45 accidentally discharged, documents show.

Rodrigue is a six-year veteran of the BCSO.

Rodrigue’s disciplinary documents were part of a set of deputy suspension records released by the BCSO to KSAT last week.

BCSO Deputy Suspended 45 Days For Repeated Use Of Offensive Language

A BCSO deputy was suspended for 45 days in April after using offensive language while serving as a cadet in the agency’s Straight to the Streets program.

Deputy John Sanchez behaved in an “unprofessional” manner despite being repeatedly told by his instructors not to use inappropriate language, the documents say.

Sanchez was allowed to use 38 days of administrative leave to cover all but seven days of his suspension, records show.

Straight to the Streets is a BCSO program that allows recruits to bypass working in the Bexar County Jail and go directly to law enforcement positions after completing their training.

MP accused of assault failed to properly control detainee

A BCSO deputy was suspended for 30 days in late June after an investigation determined he failed to properly restrain an inmate before getting into a physical altercation with him, records show.

Deputy Roberto Munoz told investigators that the inmate punched him in the face after Munoz removed his handcuffs.

Special Emergency Response Team (SERT) deputies then responded and the inmate was examined by prison medical staff, records show.

Munoz wrote in his incident report that the inmate was restrained by the hands and legs, however, video footage from one of the SERT members showed that the inmate was not restrained by the legs, records show.

Separately, a second inmate filed a complaint claiming to have witnessed Munoz and two other officers attack him.

The investigation determined that Munoz did not obtain permission from a supervisor to conduct an inspection of the inmate, did not turn on his body camera and did not create an incident report at the facility for the inspection, records show.

Munoz had initially received a proposed termination for the rule violations, but the penalty was reduced to 30 days after a hearing, records show.

KSAT could find no record of Munoz being criminally charged for the assault allegations.

Munoz is a three-year veteran of the BCSO.

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