Man indicted in shooting death of SMPD officer

Hays County, News

Moses Leos III, on February 15, 2018

A Hays County Grand Jury Thursday indicted a man accused of shooting and killing San Marcos Police officer Kenneth Copeland in December 2017 for capital murder, according to a press release.

Stewart Thomas Mettz, 58, of San Marcos, was indicted on capital murder, which is punishable by death or life in prison without the possibility of parole. The indictment has been delivered to the Hays County District Clerks Office, according to the release.

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