End in sight: Judge says she will sentence former Bexar constable Michelle Barrientes Vela this week

Ex-Constable Michelle Barrientes Vela during a break in the sentencing phase of her tampering with evidence trial before Bexar County 226th District Court Judge Velia J. Meza, Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2022. Vela was found guilty on two counts of tampering with evidence in September.A former boss and mentor to Michelle Barrientes Vela, the convicted former Bexar County constable, told the judge who will sentence her that he would hire her back into law enforcement.

Appearing Tuesday, Richard James was the first of five defense witnesses set to testify on Vela’s behalf. One of her former law enforcement academy instructors, he said he has known Vela since about 2007 or 2008 and ended up hiring her at the Somerset Police Department. Vela’s trial lasted eight days and saw a Texas Ranger charged with contempt of court for mentioning aspects of the investigation that the judge had decided could not be part of evidence presented to jurors. Meza convicted the Ranger and fined him $500.

Vela also was charged with three counts of official oppression, a Class A misdemeanor, in connection with her treatment of two deputies — Leonicio Moreno, once Vela’s chief deputy, and former Deputy Constable Christopher De La Cerda. Each man accused her of harassment and retaliation.

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