{"id":380188,"date":"2026-07-20T22:56:07","date_gmt":"2026-07-20T22:56:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/380188\/"},"modified":"2026-07-20T22:56:07","modified_gmt":"2026-07-20T22:56:07","slug":"records-sapd-officer-found-passed-out-in-front-of-far-west-side-bar-suspended-30-days","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/380188\/","title":{"rendered":"Records: SAPD officer found passed out in front of far West Side bar suspended 30 days"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"Box-_wrDxHtU__Box-sc-10sa3ie-0 Text-nO2aZ44r__TextBase-sc-s2hv5x-0 jJNfBD fSvavs article-text\">SAN ANTONIO \u2013 A San Antonio police officer found passed out in the parking lot of a far West Side bar late last year served a 30-day suspension this summer, discipline records obtained by KSAT Investigates show.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Box-_wrDxHtU__Box-sc-10sa3ie-0 Text-nO2aZ44r__TextBase-sc-s2hv5x-0 jJNfBD fSvavs article-text\">In late April, Jacob Barcena was suspended for rules violations covering conduct and behavior, intoxication and respect to supervisory officers.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Box-_wrDxHtU__Box-sc-10sa3ie-0 Text-nO2aZ44r__TextBase-sc-s2hv5x-0 jJNfBD fSvavs article-text\">Bexar County sheriff\u2019s deputies called to Talley\u2019s Pub just after midnight on Nov. 22 discovered an off-duty Barcena lying down and unresponsive in front of the establishment, which is located in the 12900 block of Potranco Road.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Box-_wrDxHtU__Box-sc-10sa3ie-0 Text-nO2aZ44r__TextBase-sc-s2hv5x-0 jJNfBD fSvavs article-text\">An employee of the restaurant told deputies he and an intoxicated Barcena had a physical altercation which resulted in Barcena being removed from the bar, according to records. <\/p>\n<p class=\"Box-_wrDxHtU__Box-sc-10sa3ie-0 Text-nO2aZ44r__TextBase-sc-s2hv5x-0 jJNfBD fSvavs article-text\">The employee told deputies Barcena had been armed with a handgun and that the weapon had been removed by staff who secured it inside the establishment.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Box-_wrDxHtU__Box-sc-10sa3ie-0 Text-nO2aZ44r__TextBase-sc-s2hv5x-0 jJNfBD fSvavs article-text\">Supervisors with the San Antonio Police Department\u2019s Street Crimes Unit responded to the scene and noted that Barcena was intoxicated and not fit for duty, records show.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Box-_wrDxHtU__Box-sc-10sa3ie-0 Text-nO2aZ44r__TextBase-sc-s2hv5x-0 jJNfBD fSvavs article-text\">Multiple comments made by Barcena to an SAPD night-shift captain were recorded on a department body-worn camera and were later interpreted as being disrespectful, according to records.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Box-_wrDxHtU__Box-sc-10sa3ie-0 Text-nO2aZ44r__TextBase-sc-s2hv5x-0 jJNfBD fSvavs article-text\">Barcena was taken into custody on a charge of resisting arrest, but the criminal case was rejected by prosecutors hours later, a Bexar County jail official confirms.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Box-_wrDxHtU__Box-sc-10sa3ie-0 Text-nO2aZ44r__TextBase-sc-s2hv5x-0 jJNfBD fSvavs article-text\">Barcena, a nine-year veteran of SAPD, served the suspension between early June and early July, records show.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Box-_wrDxHtU__Box-sc-10sa3ie-0 Text-nO2aZ44r__TextBase-sc-s2hv5x-0 jJNfBD fSvavs article-text\">In January 2025, Barcena was one of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ksat.com\/news\/local\/2025\/01\/24\/sapd-identifies-7-officers-injured-in-stone-oak-shooting\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">seven SAPD officers shot in a standoff<\/a> in the Stone Oak area. <\/p>\n<p>Copyright 2026 by KSAT &#8211; 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