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>Their former neighbor, Sigfredo Ceja Alvarez, was arrested and charged with murder. Officers said Alvarez, armed with a rifle, confessed at the scene, but Alvarez’s attorney has said his client “maintains his innocence.”
>Gonzales, 31, and others in San Antonio’s LGBTQ+ community have insisted Joss was killed in part because he was gay, and that his death was a hate crime. At a vigil hosted by Pride Center San Antonio a week after Joss’ death, the actor was remembered as kind, funny and talented, and some speakers dismissed reports of his erratic and aggressive behavior.
>But Joss’ neighbors — and his ex-wife, Laurie S. Park — say the public tributes tell only part of a complicated story. They say Joss’ death was the result of a long-simmering feud with neighbors that worsened as Joss struggled in his career and began to use drugs, and as his mental state declined.
>“It’s like this dance that they had, and why this guy snapped,” said Park, who finalized her divorce from Joss in 2023. “After years of shouting matches, Jonathan walking up and down the streets with pitchforks and axes, threatening them... hostile interactions.”
San Antonio police arrested Joss once in one of their many service calls to the neighborhood.
>To reconstruct the events leading up to Joss’ death, the San Antonio Express-News reviewed police reports, court filings, media interviews, social media posts, videos, images and city code enforcement documents, and conducted interviews with neighbors and public officials.
>Their former neighbor, Sigfredo Ceja Alvarez, was arrested and charged with murder. Officers said Alvarez, armed with a rifle, confessed at the scene, but Alvarez’s attorney has said his client “maintains his innocence.”
>Gonzales, 31, and others in San Antonio’s LGBTQ+ community have insisted Joss was killed in part because he was gay, and that his death was a hate crime. At a vigil hosted by Pride Center San Antonio a week after Joss’ death, the actor was remembered as kind, funny and talented, and some speakers dismissed reports of his erratic and aggressive behavior.
>But Joss’ neighbors — and his ex-wife, Laurie S. Park — say the public tributes tell only part of a complicated story. They say Joss’ death was the result of a long-simmering feud with neighbors that worsened as Joss struggled in his career and began to use drugs, and as his mental state declined.
>“It’s like this dance that they had, and why this guy snapped,” said Park, who finalized her divorce from Joss in 2023. “After years of shouting matches, Jonathan walking up and down the streets with pitchforks and axes, threatening them... hostile interactions.”
San Antonio police arrested Joss once in one of their many service calls to the neighborhood.
>To reconstruct the events leading up to Joss’ death, the San Antonio Express-News reviewed police reports, court filings, media interviews, social media posts, videos, images and city code enforcement documents, and conducted interviews with neighbors and public officials.
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