San Antonio man faces life in prison for assaulting officers during violent 2023 standoff

SAN ANTONIO – A man who pleaded guilty to assaulting police officers during a violent confrontation in 2023 is back in court today for the punishment phase.

Jesus Prado, 40, faces between 5 and 99 years or life in prison after pleading guilty to two counts of aggravated assault against a public servant.

Police said Prado had gone to the home off Alta Puerta to pick up his children and got into an argument with a woman inside. According to Chief William McManus, Prado then began dousing the house with gasoline while holding a torch and threatening to set it on fire…

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