4th Bexar County deputy indicted in 8 days

Jose Raul Paez, 31, turned himself in after being indicted on an assault charge. Jose Raul Paez, 31, turned himself in after being indicted on an assault charge. Image 1 of / 6 Caption Close 4th Bexar County deputy indicted in 8 days 1 / 6 Back to Gallery

A Bexar County Sheriff's Office deputy turned himself in Thursday after he was indicted on an assault charge, according to a news release from the agency.

Jose Raul Paez was charged by a grand jury on one count of assault for an off-duty incident that occurred in February 2017, officials said.

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The case was filed by the Bexar County Sheriff's Office Public Integrity Unit. A separate investigation is being conducted by Internal Affairs, according to the release.

Paez, 31, was hired in 2012 and worked at the jail, according to the release.

He's the fourth deputy to be indicted in 8 days.

On Tuesday, 15-year veteran Leonard Lopez turned himself in for a sexual assault charge related to an alleged 2016 incident.

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On April 11, deputies Michael Gomez and Anthony Hernandez were indicted on charges of official oppression after authorities said they assaulted an inmate last August.

All four have been placed on administrative leave.

Fares Sabawi covers crime in San Antonio and Bexar County for mySA.com. Read more of his stories here. | fsabawi@mysa.com | Twitter: @FaresInSA