The San Antonio man accused of fatally capturing his neighbor Jonathan Joss, the actor finest recognized for his voice work on animated sequence “King of the Hill,” faces a homicide cost.
A grand jury in Bexar County, Texas, on Monday indicted 57-year-old Sigfredo Ceja Alvarez on a single felony rely of first-degree homicide, in line with authorized data reviewed by The Instances. Authorized representatives for Alvarez didn’t instantly reply to requests for remark Wednesday.
Alvarez was indicted greater than 5 months after police arrested him on suspicion of homicide in connection to the deadly capturing. Officers responded to the 200 block of Dorsey Road on the night of June 1, the place they discovered Joss close to the roadway, in line with an incident report. The report initially recognized Alvarez as “Sigfredo Alvarez Ceja” and stated the incident occurred on the 200 block of “Dorsey Dr.”
First responders “tried life saving measures” till EMS officers arrived, police stated. The actor, who additionally appeared in “Parks and Recreation,” was pronounced lifeless on the scene. He was 59.
Although police didn’t disclose particulars concerning the occasions that led to the capturing, Joss’ husband Tristan Kern de Gonzales alleged in a Fb put up that he and Joss suffered “overtly homophobic” harassment and threats previous to the deadly capturing, which he claimed was additionally motivated by homophobia.
On the time, Gonzales wrote that he and Joss had returned to the location of the actor’s San Antonio house — which had burned down in January — to test their mail. The actor had additionally misplaced three canines within the hearth. Gonzalez alleged {that a} man approached them, “began yelling violent homophobic slurs” and “raised a gun from his lap and fired.”
He stated Joss pushed him out of the best way, saving his life, and added that his husband “was murdered by somebody who couldn’t stand the sight of two males loving one another.”
Police disputed Gonzales’ claims, writing in a tweet that “the investigation has discovered no proof to point that Mr. Joss’ homicide was associated to his sexual orientation.” In a separate tweet shared in June, police stated investigators “deal with these allegations very critically.”
In “King of the Hill,” Joss voiced John Redcorn, protagonist Hank Hill’s neighbor. He recorded traces for the sequence’ revival previous to his demise. His TV credit additionally embrace “Tulsa King,” “Ray Donovan,” “Friday Evening Lights,” “ER” and “Charmed.”
