A San Antonio police officer who was already off the streets is now facing fresh trouble, after authorities say he stalked his ex-partner for more than a year. Suspended SAPD officer Humberto Zuniga Jr., 47, was arrested on December 3 on a stalking allegation, then later posted bond, according to jail records cited in local reporting. The case now piles on to a disciplinary history that has followed Zuniga through his time with the department, according to KENS 5.
Investigators say they tracked Zuniga’s movements almost minute by minute and documented what they describe as a steady barrage of unwanted contact. According to an affidavit reviewed by KENS 5, SAPD logged 34 calls for service to the victim’s home over the past year. The affidavit details a November 19 run-in outside one of her medical appointments and a follow-up confrontation on November 21. It also cites a Northside ISD police report that alleges Zuniga tried to pull the couple’s daughter from the victim’s car.
The outlet reports that the victim turned over cellphone photos and videos that she says show Zuniga intoxicated, making threats and pounding on her front door. Court records also indicate he is facing a separate legal matter that dates back to March 2024, according to the same local reporting.
Alleged pattern of harassment
Detectives are framing the case as a long-haul pattern rather than a few bad nights. They point to repeated phone calls, in-person confrontations and a growing stack of documents they say tie all those moments together across many months. That alleged pattern is not just color for a police report, it is crucial to the charge itself. Under Texas law, stalking hinges on proof of a repeated course of conduct, not a single encounter.
Investigators say school and police paperwork, including the Northside ISD report and SAPD call logs, helped them corroborate the victim’s account and chart the timeline they included in the affidavit.
Zuniga is still technically on the books at SAPD, although he is on indefinite suspension. His disciplinary file already includes prior indefinite suspensions tied to incidents from 2020 that the department previously investigated. Earlier this year, KSAT reported that Zuniga appealed those suspensions and that one stemmed from an alleged sexual assault investigation.
Legal stakes and possible penalties
Stalking in Texas is defined in Penal Code Section 42.072 and is generally charged as a third-degree felony. A prior stalking conviction can bump that up to a second-degree felony, according to state law. For the statutory language, see Texas Penal Code Sec. 42.072.
On the front end of a case like this, magistrates can include strict conditions in any release order. Under Article 17.46 of the Texas Code of Criminal Procedure, they are allowed to prohibit contact with the alleged victim and restrict a defendant from going near that person’s home, job or school. The details are spelled out in Article 17.46.
Prosecutors will now review the affidavit, call logs, reports and any digital evidence as they decide whether to file a formal stalking charge based on the recent arrest. Local reporting notes that court and jail records also capture the separate March 2024 matter involving Zuniga. Inside SAPD, an internal review runs on its own track, and the department’s administrative restrictions remain in force for suspended officers while those investigations play out.
Authorities typically urge anyone with information in cases like this to contact Bexar County officials or San Antonio police, and the original local coverage includes specifics on how the public can share tips.
