A violent confrontation on one of San Antonio’s best-known party corridors has now landed David Rivera in prison for decades. A jury convicted Rivera in connection with a May 2025 triple stabbing that left three people seriously wounded outside a bar on the St. Mary’s Strip, and on Wednesday a judge handed down a 45-year sentence. Rivera was arrested at the scene immediately after the attack.
According to the Bexar County District Attorney’s Office, jurors found Rivera guilty on three counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. The judge imposed a 45-year term, with all three sentences set to run concurrently. Investigators said the attack followed a confrontation outside Brass Monkey at North St. Mary’s and East French Place and left three people seriously wounded, as reported by Fox San Antonio.
Where It Happened
Locals know the St. Mary’s Strip as one of the city’s most concentrated nightlife stretches, packed with dive bars, live-music rooms and late-night patios that draw college-age crowds. That tight cluster of venues can nudge barroom tensions out onto the sidewalks and nearby streets. As detailed by San Antonio Express-News, Brass Monkey sits along North St. Mary’s in the middle of a dense run of late-night spots.
Charges And The Law
Rivera’s conviction was for aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, a charge that applies when an assault causes serious bodily injury or involves the use or exhibition of a weapon. Texas law spells that out in Texas Penal Code §22.02 and allows for sentence enhancements in certain situations, which is how multi-decade prison terms can come into play. The statute is available in full at Texas Penal Code §22.02.
Local Response And Safety Efforts
San Antonio and Bexar County officials have launched a Public Safety Action Plan aimed at cutting violent crime by repeat offenders and tightening coordination between law enforcement and prosecutors. They say the initiative is designed to close gaps that can let late-night disputes turn into serious violence on corridors like the St. Mary’s Strip. As outlined by Bexar County, the plan leans on cross-agency collaboration and closer case management.
The three victims in the 2025 stabbing were reported seriously wounded, and Rivera’s 45-year sentence removes him from the city’s streets for much of his life. The Bexar County District Attorney’s Office provided case details to reporters, and Fox San Antonio carries the office’s account of the prosecution.
