By Mark D. Wilson : January 9,
2015
SAN ANTONIIO — A San Antonio
Police Department officer was arrested Thursday night after allegedly stealing
money, drugs and a gun from a man and woman while on duty last week.
Konrad Chatys, 32, faces a
charge of theft by a public servant.
According to an arrest warrant
affidavit, Chatys was dispatched to a Dec. 31 disturbance in a parking lot at
7999 Potranco Road where Maxine Flores, 23, and Scott Galindo, 22, had been
arguing inside their vehicle.
The affidavit said Chatys
separated the pair and placed Galindo in the back of his marked patrol car.
The officer asked Galindo if he
had anything illegal inside his car and was told that there was a quarter of a
pound of marijuana and a newly purchased rifle, the document said.
Upon searching the car, Chatys
located the marijuana and rifle, along with several thousand dollars wrapped in
a rubber band, authorities said.
Galindo told authorities that
Chatys told him he could be in a lot of trouble for the gun, drugs and money,
but that he would “give him a break” because it was the holidays.
The officer then took all the
property and put it into his patrol vehicle, the document said.
When Flores pleaded with him to
be allowed to keep some of the money because she needed to pay rent, Chatys
gave back several hundred dollars, estimated to be about $1,500, according to
the report.
The document added that Chatys
told the pair he was “letting them get away with too much already.” He told
them he intended to confiscate the marijuana but he would tell his supervisors
he had simply found it and gun, they later told authorities.
Chatys, a seven-year veteran of
SAPD, put the remaining cash in his car and left the scene, the affidavit said.
After leaving, however, Chatys
went to his residence in the 1300 block of Range Field before returning to a separate call.
The document said he never
placed any of the confiscated items into the SAPD property room.
Flores made a complaint to
patrol supervisors against Chatys on Jan. 7.
Concurrent investigations were
opened by the department's internal affairs and intelligence units.
Officers executed a search
warrant at Chatys’ residence, resulting in a warrant being issued for his
arrest.
Chatys has been placed on
administrative leave, as is department protocol. Officers are still
investigating the incident.
"Actions like this have no
place in the SAPD,” said Anthony Treviño, SAPD’s interim chief. “That is why
swift and decisive action was taken on this case when we became aware of it.
Although the case reflects badly on one individual, it is not a reflection of
the over 2000 officers of the SAPD who come to work day in and day out to do
the job with pride and integrity."
Chatys was booked into the
Bexar County Jail late Thursday night. By 8:30 a.m. Friday, he had been
released.
