SAN ANTONIO — An 18-year-old was arrested this month, and subsequently released on bond, in connection with a Feb. 21 drug deal gone bad that left a man dead outside a southeast-side Walmart.
According to an arrest affidavit, 19-year-old Joe Bonilla was shot and stabbed when he met with the Roy Flores Jr. shortly before 11 p.m., entering their car in a Walmart parking lot along Southeast Military Drive, as seen in surveillance footage gathered by investigators. Arrest records state another vehicle then drove up, the driver of which pulls Bonilla out onto the ground before they drive off.
Further investigation, the affidavit states, found that Bonilla was meeting with Flores for a drug deal but was also planning to rob him. Flores's car was later found in Wilson County, with "blood in the back-passenger seat... along with rifle shell casings." A later, more thorough search of the car revealed "several documents with the defendant's name" as well as a kitchen knife, the affidavit states.
A tip identifying Flores, as well as Instagram photos on his account showing his car, allowed investigators to zero in on him, arrest records state. While police were meeting Flores's family members, they were notified that he would turn himself in, despite there not yet being a warrant for his arrest. The affidavit states he later retained a lawyer who initially called police before allegedly cutting off communication on a date they were supposed to meet.
Flores was eventually arrested on murder charges on March 30 before bonding out, according to online court records.
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