A parolee wanted in connection with a cold-case Texas homicide was airlifted from a canyon Friday, according to sheriff’s deputies.
A state parole agent asked deputies for help finding parolee Jack Messina Friday around 9 a.m. in the canyon near the intersection of Sweetwater Springs Boulevard and Jamacha Boulevard. He is a person of interest in a San Antonio cold-case out.
Messina’s GPS device was running low on its battery and he did not report as directed by a parole agent, deputies said.
“When the deputies contacted Messina in the canyon, they discovered he was very drunk, had his foot in a soft cast and the trail was very muddy from the recent rain,” said Sgt. G. Hampton.
Messina was airlifted out of the canyon and taken to Alvarado Hospital for evaluation.