Former San Antonio officer who shot teen in McDonald’s parking lot is arrested - NBC News

A erstwhile San Antonio constabulary serviceman who shot a teenager portion helium sat successful his car successful a McDonald's parking batch has been arrested connected 2 counts of assault, constabulary said Tuesday.

James Brennand, who was an serviceman with the San Antonio Police Department erstwhile the shooting occurred, turned himself successful Tuesday and was arrested, Police Chief William McManus said.

The constabulary section filed 2 counts of aggravated battle by nationalist servant against Brennand connected Tuesday, constabulary said.

He was fired 2 days aft the Oct. 2 shooting.

Erik Cantu, 17, was changeable aggregate times and remained unconscious and connected beingness support, an lawyer for his household said Wednesday.

In a connection Wednesday provided by the household attorney, Cantu's parents said they are maintaining optimism and focusing connected his health.

"We person nary remark to the erstwhile officer's apprehension astatine this time. Our main precedence is Erik's recovery," the connection said. "Erik is inactive connected life-support and is non-responsive but his oxygen levels are showing an improvement. We are being diligent and optimistic that amended wellness is coming. Please proceed to support Erik successful your thoughts and prayers."

The Bexar County District Attorney’s Office said successful a statement Wednesday that it volition contiguous the lawsuit to a expansive assemblage astatine a aboriginal time.

"The apprehension does not implicit the SAPD probe into the Oct. 2, 2022, shooting," the connection said. "Our bureau awaits the decision of the probe truthful that our Civil Rights Division can afloat reappraisal the lawsuit and instrumentality immoderate enactment justness demands."

Brennand has been released connected bond, records show.

Online tribunal records did not amusement an lawyer for him Wednesday. A telephone fig for Brennand could not beryllium found.

Brennand was responding to an unrelated disturbance telephone astatine the McDonald’s astir 10:45 p.m. connected Oct. 2 erstwhile the shooting occurred.

He noticed a car, driven by Cantu, that had evaded him earlier successful the time implicit a registration that did not match, constabulary person said.

Brennand had abruptly opened the door, ordered Cantu to get retired and opened occurrence erstwhile the car was enactment successful reverse and backed up, constabulary person said.

Brennand had been connected the unit for 7 months and was inactive successful a probationary period.

He faces 2 counts of aggravated assault, due to the fact that 2 radical were successful the car erstwhile the shots were fired, McManus said. A 17-year-old miss successful the rider spot was not injured.

McManus has said Brennand's actions were indefensible.

The president of the San Antonio Police Officers’ Association said the national is not representing Brennand. New recruits indispensable decorativeness a one-year probationary play to get benefits.

“This is presently an unfastened case; we are assured that our section has conducted a thorough and ceremonial investigation,” national president Danny Diaz said. “We volition refrain from further remark until the judicial process is complete.”