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<\/p>\nA grand jury in Texas has indicted the man accused of killing King of the Hill voice actor Jonathan Joss on a murder charge. However, it is unclear whether Joss\u2019 killing will be considered a hate crime. Police in San Antonio did not immediately return an email seeking comment on whether its investigation had determined that Joss\u2019 sexual orientation played a role in his shooting, and the Bexar County District Attorney\u2019s Office declined to comment on the matter.<\/p>\n
Police allege Sigfredo Ceja Alvarez, 57, confronted Joss and his husband on June 1 as they were checking the mail at their San Antonio home, which had been burned down in January.<\/p>\n
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Joss\u2019 husband, Tristan Kern de Gonzales, has said the person who killed the actor yelled \u201cviolent homophobic slurs\u201d before opening fire. Ceja Alvarez\u2019s attorneys did not immediately return emails seeking comment. In June, Alfonso Otero, one of Ceja Alvarez\u2019s attorneys, said his client was innocent and had denied making any homophobic statements.<\/p>\n
The grand jury returned the indictment, and Ceja Alvarez remains free on a $200,000 bond. A friend of the 59-year-old Joss has said that Joss and Ceja Alvarez were neighbors and that the two had argued for years.<\/p>\n
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Candles, flowers and notes are placed at a makeshift memorial in San Antonio, on Thursday, June 5, 2025, for voice actor Jonathan Joss who was recently killed. <\/p>\n
Eric Gay \/ AP<\/p>\n
Initially, San Antonio police had said there was no evidence indicating the shooting was related to Joss\u2019 sexual orientation. But San Antonio Police Chief William McManus later walked back that statement, saying it had been \u201cpremature\u201d and that whether Joss\u2019 sexual orientation played a role in the shooting was \u201cpart of the investigation.\u201d<\/p>\n
The district attorney\u2019s office said in a statement that Ceja Alvarez \u201cis charged with murder, which is the most serious charge applicable to this crime under Texas law. As the case is still pending, no additional details or information can be released at this time.\u201d<\/p>\n
Under Texas law, a hate crime \u2014 if there\u2019s a conviction \u2014 would be handled as an enhancement during sentencing and not as a separate charge. This means that if Ceja Alvarez is found guilty of murder and it is determined that the crime was motivated by Joss\u2019 sexual orientation, the sentencing could be more severe.<\/p>\n
Joss was the voice of John Redcorn, a Native American character on the popular King of the Hill animated series, which ran for 13 seasons from 1997 to 2009. A reboot of the show, which Joss had already worked on, premiered in August. Joss also had a recurring role on the television show Parks and Recreation, playing Chief Ken Hotate. He appeared in two episodes of the series Tulsa King in 2022.<\/p>\n
The indictment of Sigfredo Ceja Alvarez for the murder of Jonathan Joss is a significant step in the pursuit of justice for the victim and his family. The investigation into the incident is ongoing, and it remains to be seen whether Joss\u2019 killing will be considered a hate crime. As the case progresses, it is essential to remember the impact that hate crimes have on individuals, families, and communities.<\/p>\n
Q: What is the current status of the case against Sigfredo Ceja Alvarez?<\/strong><\/p>\n A: Ceja Alvarez has been indicted for murder and remains free on a $200,000 bond.<\/p>\n Q: Was the shooting of Jonathan Joss a hate crime?<\/strong><\/p>\n A: It is unclear at this time whether Joss\u2019 killing will be considered a hate crime, as the investigation is ongoing.<\/p>\n Q: What was Jonathan Joss known for?<\/strong><\/p>\n A: Joss was a voice actor, best known for his role as John Redcorn on the animated series King of the Hill. He also appeared in other TV shows, including Parks and Recreation and Tulsa King.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Indictment and Investigation A grand jury in Texas has indicted the man accused of killing King of the Hill voice actor Jonathan Joss on a murder charge. However, it is unclear whether Joss\u2019 killing will be considered a hate crime. Police in San Antonio did not immediately return an email seeking comment on whether its […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":17473,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"rank_math_lock_modified_date":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-17471","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-crime-reports"},"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/dmn-dallas-news-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com\/resizer\/v2\/F4WPDNSDHVBSRKKOYAAQT5DPHY.jpg?auth=390c31cd4cb83d2820e7a6a4d585a1a48d09c3347e742f23ea8d8686aad6f354&quality=80&width=1200&height=630&smart=true","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/citystuff.com\/dallas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17471"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/citystuff.com\/dallas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/citystuff.com\/dallas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/citystuff.com\/dallas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/12"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/citystuff.com\/dallas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17471"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/citystuff.com\/dallas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17471\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":17474,"href":"https:\/\/citystuff.com\/dallas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17471\/revisions\/17474"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/citystuff.com\/dallas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/17473"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/citystuff.com\/dallas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17471"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/citystuff.com\/dallas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17471"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/citystuff.com\/dallas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17471"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}