Man accused of killing woman for her cellphone

Bexar County grand juries handed down more than 200 felony indictments last week in several cases, including one in which a man is facing a capital murder charge after being accused of killing a woman for her cellphone.

District Attorney Joe Gonzales said grand juries impaneled by the 144th District Court and the 226th District Court concluded last week, handing down 1,815 felony indictments during their eight-week term.

“The hard work and commitment of these citizens of Bexar County is a vital part of the criminal justice system. We thank them for answering the call to serve our community,” Gonzales said.

Daniel Calvillo, 28, was indicted on a count of capital murder.

He is accused of shooting Giovanna Modesty Augusta Barrera, 24, as she was removing her skates while in her car Dec. 9 near Walzem Road and FM 78, according to the Bexar County Sheriff

’s Office.

Calvillo had asked Barrera for her cellphone, but she refused and threw it underneath her car seat, investigators said. That’s when Calvillo shot her in the face, deputies said.

Investigators said he then got into a car driven by Keyana Jones, 20, and fled the scene. The two were arrested the next day during a traffic stop.

The duo also are accused of robbing a man at gunpoint Dec. 7 in the 300 block of Terrell Road. The man, who was found bleeding profusely from his head and neck by a passerby, told police the people who assaulted him took his wallet, phone and keys.

Police identified Calvillo and Jones after they were spotted on security camera footage using the man’s credit card at a gas station.

Calvillo, who is also charged with aggravated robbery and two counts of unlawful carrying of a weapon, remains jailed in lieu of bail totaling $715,000.

If found guilty of the capital murder charge, he faces life in prison without parole or death, officials said.

Jones remains in Bexar County Jail on charges of aggravated robbery and felon in possession of a firearm, according to court records. Her bail is set at $160,000.

Fatal hit-and-run

In another case, Mariah Jade Flores, 22, was indicted on a count of failure to stop and render aid causing death, officials said.

Police said Flores was driving a green Honda CR-V on Oct. 24 when she hit a white SUV driven by Alex Reyna.

Reyna, 24, was killed when his SUV hit a metal sign, flipped over and came to rest between guardrails at the Interstate 10 East and Interstate 37 South junction.

Police said Flores fled the scene after telling witnesses she “needed to leave because she had warrants.”

Flores was arrested Nov. 23.

According to an arrest warrant affidavit, Flores also is accused of being part of the alleged robbery of a man at a La Quinta Inn, 7134

Northwest Loop 410.

According to the affidavit, Flores distracted the man while he was sitting in his car by asking for a ride.

Another person, armed with a gun, then approached the man, asking for his money and keys, San Antonio police said.

A third person ordered the man out of the car and then got in and drove away, police said. Flores left in a separate car with the second person, investigators said. The incident occurred on Nov. 22.

The other two people involved have not been identified.

Flores also has been charged with aggravated robbery, failure to identify as a fugitive and driving while intoxicated. She remains in Bexar County Jail with her bail set at $170,000.

Sex assault case

In another case, Tyler Cantu, 24, and Gavin Lee Lopez, 18, are accused of trafficking and sexually assaulting a girl, 16, who is learning disabled, officials said.

Court records show that a witness found the girl in distress Nov. 5 outside a business in the 1400 block of Bandera Road and called San Antonio police.

The girl told investigators she had sex with two men in a nearby hotel, but she could not remember her name or where she lived. She said Lopez had also taken her cellphone when he left the hotel.

According to an affidavit, the girl’s mother said she had seen Lopez video-chat with the girl. She was concerned that he was exploiting her because he knew she was disabled.

Lopez is charged in a two-count indictment with trafficking of a child and sexual assault. He is out of jail on a bond. His bail was set at $100,000.

Cantu was charged on a three-count indictment including trafficking of a child, sexual assault of a child and indecency with a child by contact. He remains in jail with bail set at $100,000.

Trafficking of a child is a first-degree felony punishable by five to 99 years or life in prison, officials said.