Bexar County inmate mistakenly freed, recaptured near downtown San Antonio, authorities say

SAN ANTONIO — A man who was mistakenly released from jail, is now back behind bars, according to the Bexar County Sheriff’s Office.

Officials said 40-year-old inmate Gabriel Valverde was accidentally released from the county jail on Wednesday around 2:45 a.m. Valverde had been in jail since October 2025 for assault and obstruction or retaliation charges.

According to a press release, the assault charge was dropped, but Valverde still had a standing charge for obstruction or retaliation. Following a re-magistration on the standing charge, he was supposed to stay in jail without bond, however because of a mistake in the jail’s paperwork, he was released…

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