Man nearly burned alive during SWAT arrest sues Hays County, San Marcos

AUSTIN (KXAN) – As a Hays County SWAT team boxed in Derek Arredondo’s car where he was passed out inside, officers circled the sedan with rifles drawn. Family members watched and began to dread what might happen next.

“Is it going to end bad, or what?” one of Arredondo’s relatives asked an officer, as police tried to peacefully wake the then-32-year-old found blocking traffic near Interstate 35.

City of San Marcos police had first responded to a welfare check – not a crime in progress ...