{"id":274136,"date":"2026-05-01T07:01:15","date_gmt":"2026-05-01T07:01:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/274136\/"},"modified":"2026-05-01T07:01:15","modified_gmt":"2026-05-01T07:01:15","slug":"son-of-michelle-barrientes-vela-found-guilty-of-resisting-arrest-during-2024-scuffle-with-sapd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/274136\/","title":{"rendered":"Son of Michelle Barrientes Vela found guilty of resisting arrest during 2024 scuffle with SAPD"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Michael Barrientes Vela received 1 year probation and 180 days in jail<\/p>\n<p>Michael Barrientes Vela (Bexar County Adult Detention Center)<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">SAN ANTONIO \u2013 Michael Barrientes Vela, son of former Bexar County Precinct 2 constable <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ksat.com\/news\/local\/2024\/10\/04\/conviction-of-ex-bexar-county-pct-2-constable-michelle-barrientes-vela-has-been-overturned\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Michelle Barrientes Vela<\/a>, was found guilty of resisting an arrest in court on Wednesday after being accused of assaulting San Antonio Police Department officers in 2024.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">Michael Barrientes Vela\u2019s individual trial began on Tuesday and ended in the late afternoon on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">Court records show a jury found Michael Barrientes Vela, 23, not guilty of assault of a peace officer, but convicted him of resisting arrest. He received 180 days in the Bexar County Adult Detention Center and one year of probation.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">Michael Barrientes Vela is the youngest of three brothers who were <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ksat.com\/news\/ksat-investigates\/2024\/04\/30\/barrientes-velas-sons-arrested-accused-of-assaulting-san-antonio-police-officers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">accused of assaulting police<\/a> who responded to a paramedic in trouble call at a Northwest Side auto dealership on April 30, 2024.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">He was also charged with resisting arrest, according to Bexar County court records.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">His brothers, Anthony Barrientes Vela, 27, and Carlos Barrientes Vela, 32, are still awaiting trial.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">Read also:<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 nALdY copyright\">Copyright 2026 by KSAT &#8211; All rights reserved.<\/p>\n<p>About the Authors<a class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__LinkBase-sc-1fnzlkn-9 eUojqd gMnWPT\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ksat.com\/team\/SRBYREIS6TRV7FEISOBV\/\" title=\"View Samuel Rocha IV&#039;s full profile\" itemprop=\"url\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Samuel Rocha IV<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 gnunoy bOlrXa\">Samuel Rocha joined KSAT as a Newsroom Trainee in the spring of 2026. 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