SAN ANTONIO — A deputy with the Bexar County Sheriff's Office was arrested Monday night on assault charges stemming from an incident over the weekend involving an inmate at the Bexar County Jail.
Victor Collins, 26, was off-duty when he surrendered himself into custody around 9:30 p.m. after BCSO issued a warrant for his arrest earlier in the day, following the allegations made by a 23-year-old inmate who had facial injuries.
Subsequently, Michael Anthony De La Cruz, a probationary deputy, was interviewed by internal investigators on Monday. At that point, he admitted to falsifying a report to prevent the alleged use-of-force incident from showing up. That deputy was also arrested, and was immediately fired, according to authorities.
Collins, who joined the sheriff's office in 2018, has been charged with assault-bodily injury.
