SAN ANTONIO — Two former San Antonio police officers acquitted in the 2023 shooting death of Melissa Perez are speaking publicly for the first time, describing the past two years as anything but free despite Monday’s not-guilty verdicts.

Nathaniel Villalobos and Alfred Flores, along with former Officer Eleazar Alejandro, were charged with shooting and killing Perez inside her apartment in June 2023. All three were found not guilty this week after a four-week trial. Jurors deliberated for about 90 minutes.

The officers were arrested roughly 16 hours after the shooting. Villalobos said he was stunned when he received notice to turn himself in.

“It turned our world upside down, pulled the rug out from under our feet,” Villalobos said. “My wife was bathing our son. I walked upstairs and tol

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