SAN ANTONIO – A man accused of killing “King Of The Hill” voice actor Jonathan Joss was released from the Bexar County jail on Wednesday.
Sigfredo Ceja Alvarez, 56, posted bail on a $200,000 bond on Tuesday but walked out of the jail at 3:45 p.m. Wednesday, according to Bexar County Sheriff’s Office spokesperson Johnny Garcia. His release was delayed because he needed a GPS fitted.
His bond conditions include full house arrest, random drug testing and no possession of firearms, records with the Bexar County jail show.
San Antonio police said Alvarez shot Joss Sunday evening in the 200 block of Dorsey Drive near Pleasanton Road on the South Side.
>> What we know about the death of Jonathan Joss in San Antonio, ongoing feud with suspected shooter
A preliminary report from San Antonio police states that when officers arrived, they found Joss, 59, shot near the road. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
Alvarez was taken into custody and later arrested on a murder charge, police said.
Neighbors told KSAT that Joss had an ongoing dispute with Alvarez, who lives a few doors down from the property that Joss once called home.
Joss lost his home in a fire in January, but since then, neighbors said they would see Joss check on his property and pick up his mail.
In a Facebook post, Joss’ partner Tristan Kern de Gonzales said that when they arrived at the property on Sunday, they found the skull of one of their dogs and its harness, causing him and Joss to yell and cry out in “severe emotional distress.”
A man then approached the two and “started yelling violent homophobic slurs” before raising a gun from his lap and firing, he wrote.
In the post, Kern de Gonzales said he was with Joss when he died and “told him how much he was loved.”
In a statement, San Antonio police said there is no evidence that the shooting was motivated by Joss’ sexual orientation. Police have not yet released details about the confrontation that led to the shooting.
A neighbor who wanted to remain unidentified said Joss would “argue with different people.” Another neighbor who also spoke anonymously said Joss was involved in disputes with people up and down the street.
Joss was featured in many television shows and movies, including the voice behind John Redcorn in “King of the Hill” from seasons 2 to 13.
Joss also played Chief Ken Hotate in “Parks and Recreation” and appeared in the 2010 Coen Brothers’ film “True Grit.”
He attended McCollum High School and graduated from Our Lady of the Lake University.
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