SAN ANTONIO \u2013 A San Antonio police officer was suspended after officers found him lying on the sidewalk while drunk, according to records reviewed by KSAT Investigates. <\/p>\n
Officer Juan Pena, who city records show has been with SAPD since 2010, served a three-day suspension in January 2026. <\/p>\n
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The incident Pena was suspended for happened back in August 2025. Records show SAPD officers were driving on Jones Maltsberger near Thousand Oaks around 2:45 am when they saw a man lying on his back on the sidewalk. <\/p>\n
Records identified the man as Pena, who was off duty. <\/p>\n
The suspension records note that Pena was slurring and believed he was \u201cdown the street\u201d from his home, which was actually 7 miles away. <\/p>\n
Officers noted they smelled a \u201cstrong odor of intoxicants\u201d on Pena, who admitted to drinking at a bar, according to the suspension paperwork.<\/p>\n