SAN ANTONIO -- For months, SAPD detectives had few leads in a deadly hit and run incident outside a San Antonio night club but according to investigators, a confession has led to a big break in the case.
According to police, Miguel Alonzo was outside The Falls Nightclub on Nov. 13, 2011 when he was run over and killed following a confrontation.
Since Alonzo's death, all SAPD investigators had to work with were photos of the suspect’s car leaving the scene.
On Wednesday, investigators arrested Christopher John Cerna, 35. Handcuffed and facing a murder charge, Cerna didn’t speak a word to the media as he was moved to a squad car.
According to police, they got their big break from someone who said Cerna confided in him about the deadly hit-and-run.
That led police to pinpoint Cerna as their main suspect. After interviewing Cerna, detectives said he confessed to running over Alonzo and fleeing the scene.
He was taken to Bexar County Jail on a $250,000 bond.
