San Antonio, TX
“If he was found to be guilty, then, of course, we’ll address that appropriately.”
So, it will be handled appropriately only after he is convicted? Well, I guess that explains why three police officers let him drive the police car in which they all were passengers when he got pulled over.
A San Antonio S.W.A.T. officer was arrested for driving drunk over the weekend.Austin police stopped 42-year-old Guillermo Cantu while he was driving an unmarked San Antonio Police Department car.
Officer Cantu was in Austin for a S.W.A.T. conference.
“We were notified by the Austin Police Department that over the weekend they arrested one of our officers,” said San Antonio Police Department Spokesman Gabe Trevino.
News 4 has learned Cantu is an 18-year veteran of the San Antonio Police Department and a member of the Special Operations Unit.
“The austin officer felt he was intoxicated,” said Gabe Trevino.
San Antonio Police Department officials said two other officers also attending the S.W.A.T. conference were in the car with Cantu.
“While there, he was involved with some drinking. He got into the city vehicle that he was assigned to at this conference and got stopped,” explained Trevino.
San Antonio Police Department officials refused to comment about the details of Cantu’s D.W.I. arrest, but said they are conducting their own investigation.
“If he was found to be guilty, then, of course, we’ll address that appropriately,” Trevino said.
Cantu bonded out of jail in Austin. He’s been placed on administrative duty, pending completion of the investigation.