SAN ANTONIO – Bexar County prosecutors dropped a felony records-tampering case Wednesday against a former San Antonio police lieutenant who was fired.
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According to a disciplinary suspension order signed by San Antonio Police Chief William P. McManus, the order indefinitely suspends Lt. Steven G. Velasquez from paid duty “effective immediately,” citing violations of the City of San Antonio Fire Fighters’ and Police Officers’ Civil Service Commission Rules and San Antonio Police Department rules.
The suspension order states that on Aug. 15, 2025, a warrant for “tamper w/ govern record, defraud/harm” from the 175th District Court was issued for Velasquez “for his involvement related to an incident that occurred in Bexar County, Texas.” The order says Velasquez was booked on the active warrant on Aug. 20, 2025.
This came after Velasquez was indicted for allegedly removing himself as the involved employee from an incident report.
The record is identified in the indictment as a “BlueTeam Entry of IAPro. 2023-1056 and/or Administrative Review Report IA2023-1056.” The alleged false alteration, the indictment states, was “the defendant removing himself as Involved Employee Lieutenant Steven Velasquez from the incident.”
The indictment alleges that on or about Nov. 29, 2023, Velasquez “with intent to defraud or harm another, namely San Antonio Police Department and/or Timothy Brooks and/or Julie Bernal and/or Christine Dorsey and/or China Grove Police Department,” knowingly made a false alteration of a governmental record.
Velasquez was indicted on charges of Tampering With Government Records to Defraud/Harm.
The order said Velasquez violated civil service rules, including “acts showing lack of good moral character,” “conduct prejudicial to good order,” and “violation of an applicable fire or police department rule or special order