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San Antonio Officer Charged With Injury to Child in Alleged Off‑Duty Assault

The Texas Rangers are leading the criminal probe with SAPD conducting an internal review and the officer now on administrative duty.

Overview

  • Officer Bless Achor turned himself in Wednesday after a warrant was issued and was booked on charges of injury to a child causing bodily injury and child endangerment before posting bond and being released.
  • An arrest affidavit published by KSAT says the alleged June 6 incident involved Achor and his 12-year-old daughter and describes bruising and a temporary loss of vision in one eye.
  • Texas Rangers interviewed Achor on June 17 and executed a search warrant at his residence on July 8 as part of the criminal inquiry, according to the affidavit and court records.
  • SAPD has placed Achor, a six-year department veteran assigned to patrol, on administrative duty while the department runs its own probe separate from the Rangers' criminal investigation.
  • Local reporting counts Achor as the eighth San Antonio officer arrested this year, a pattern that could prompt further scrutiny of department oversight and personnel practices.