Police in San Antonio say they’ve discovered “no proof” to recommend King of the Hill voice actor Jonathan Joss was the sufferer of a hate crime.
Joss was shot and killed on Sunday following a dispute with a neighbor. In a subsequent assertion posted to Fb, Joss’ husband, Tristan Kern de Gonzales, claimed the capturing was a hate crime. He alleged that in their time residing within the neighborhood, the couple had been “harassed recurrently by people who made it clear they didn’t settle for our relationship” and had even acquired threats that their dwelling can be set on fireplace. That dwelling was, in actual fact, destroyed in a hearth earlier this 12 months. This previous weekend, Joss and de Gonzales returned to San Antonio to examine their mail when, in keeping with de Gonzales, a neighbor started “began yelling violent homophobic slurs at us” earlier than opening fireplace and killing Joss.
Nevertheless, in a press release launched Tuesday, the San Antonio Police Division stated it has “discovered no proof to point that the [sic] Mr. Joss’s homicide was associated to his sexual orientation. SAPD investigators deal with these allegations very severely and have completely reviewed all accessible data. ought to any new proof come to gentle, the suspect might be charged accordingly.”
Sigfredo Ceja Alvarez was arrested and charged with Joss’ homicide. He reportedly admitted to police that he shot Joss, however a motive has not but been established. The 2 apparently had a earlier run-in in 2024, in keeping with a police report.
A number of neighbors instructed KSAT.com that Joss continuously bought into disputes with individuals within the neighborhood over points involving his canines, trash, property, and visitors. Nevertheless, one other neighbor instructed Information 4 San Antonio that Joss and de Gonzales had been recurrently harassed by neighbors “as a result of they had been homosexual.”
In keeping with San Antonio Categorical-Information, police had been known as to Joss’ San Antonio dwelling a complete of 74 occasions since January — together with 11 responses for disturbances, 9 for shootings, six for fires, six psychological health-related calls, and 5 welfare checks. There may be additionally some discrepancy surrounding the reason for the hearth that destroyed Joss’ dwelling. In a earlier interview with the San Antonio Categorical-Information, Joss himself acknowledged that the blaze might have began after he lit a barbecue grill inside the home. “I instructed them it was my fault,” he stated on the time. “Very simply, it might have began due to my stupidity.”
Joss voiced John Redcorn on King of the Hill from seasons 2 to 13, and had recorded strains for the sequence’ upcoming revival set to air on Hulu this summer season. He additionally notably performed Chief Ken Hotate on the NBC sitcom Parks and Recreation.
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