In a string of unsettling Facebook messages, a man with a serious mental illness from San Antonio is accused of threatening both his own attorney and a state judge.
The 43-year-old Ryan Alcoser was taken into custody on Tuesday and accused of threatening a peace officer with terroristic intent. Prosecutors requested the court to remove his probation from prior convictions for driving under the influence and assaulting a family member by strangling or choking, which resulted in him being detained without bond.
This incident occurred just one day after a similar circumstance was encountered by another public official in the San Antonio region. Another individual allegedly threatened Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones in an X forum on Monday after she proposed halting the city council’s Project Marvel examination in order to weigh the advantages and disadvantages of the project.
Court documents from Bexar County show that Alcoser started making threats on Facebook on Sunday. He also targeted criminal defense lawyer Anthony Cantrell, who had previously defended him in his assault and DWI convictions, as well as State District Judge Ron Rangel in his tweets.
According to an arrest document, Alcoser said in one message that was full of derogatory language, “You are all dead.” Investigators observed that he posted multiple posts throughout the day, ranting about human robots and accusing the legal system of corruption.
Alcoser’s mother later spoke with an investigator from the Bexar County Sheriff’s Office. She informed deputies that her son had recently been discharged from a four-month term in a treatment center. She claimed that rather of getting better, he became more agitated and unsteady. According to the affidavit, Alcoser does not currently take medication for his bipolar condition and schizophrenia.
For 17 years, Judge Rangel has presided over the Texas 379th District Court. After Joe Gonzales left, he was reportedly thinking about running for Bexar County district attorney.
Rangel’s current term ends in 2028, and he has won his seat without facing any competition in the last three elections. Additionally, he has been selected on several occasions to serve as the administrative judge for the criminal district court as well as the local administrative judge for Bexar County.
