Man who threatened to kill Missions park ranger sentenced to time served

A San Antonio man convicted of threatening to kill a park ranger at San Antonio Missions National Historic Park has been in custody for three years since his arrest — and a judge has ruled that’s enough punishment for his crime.

Sergio Renato Tapia was convicted in April on a charge of threatening to murder a federal officer.

U.S. District Judge Jason Pulliam, who presided over his trial, on Wednesday sentenced Tapia to time served. Tapia has been in custody for 36 months, which according to U.S. sentencing guidelines was over the amount of time allowed for a conviction on the charge…

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