Note: The following story includes topics that may be uncomfortable for readers. Please read with caution. “Every person, from the moment he pulled that trigger, has bent over backwards to make sure that SAN MARCOS — San Marcos Police Officer Kenneth Copeland woke up on the morning of Dec. 4, 2017, ...

SAN MARCOS — The trial for the shooting of a San Marcos Police officer began on Jan. 8 at the Hays County Courthouse. On Dec. 4, 2017, SMPD officer Kenneth Copeland, 58, was shot and killed while serving a warrant to Stewart Mettz, 57. Copeland was struck several times and rushed to Central Texas Me...