Neighbor indicted after fatal shooting of ‘King of the Hill’ actor Jonathon Joss

A Texas grand jury has indicted a 57-year-old man who police say confessed to fatally shooting Joss outside his San Antonio home in June.

WASHINGTON — The neighbor of actor Jonathon Joss has been indicted in the death of the “King of the Hill” actor.

Sigfredo Ceja Alvarez, 57, was indicted by a grand jury on  Monday, Nov. 17. He was initially arrested in June, after Joss was fatally shot near his Texas home. 

According to a police report, Alvarez confessed to the murder the night it happened. Officers say the suspect told them, “I shot him” as he was being detained. 

Police had been dispatched to a home in south San Antonio about 7 p.m. on Jun. 1 on a shooting in progress call. When officers arrived at the scene, they found the wounded 59-year-old actor near the street.

“The officers attempted life saving measures until EMS arrived. EMS pronounced the victim deceased,” San Antonio police said in a statement.

Joss’ death was confirmed by his husband, Tristan Kern de Gonzales.

“He was murdered,” de Gonzales told The Associated Press in a text. The two were married earlier this year on Valentine’s Day.

In a statement, de Gonzales said that before the shooting, he and Joss were checking mail at Joss’ home, which had been heavily damaged during a January fire that claimed the lives of their three dogs. A man approached the two and threatened them with a gun, de Gonzales said.

“Jonathan and I had no weapons. We were not threatening anyone. We were grieving. We were standing side by side. When the man fired Jonathan pushed me out of the way. He saved my life,” de Gonzales said in a statement.

Joss, who grew up in San Antonio, was best known as the voice of John Redcorn, a Native American character on the popular “King of the Hill” animated series that ran for 13 seasons from 1997 to 2008. A reboot of the show began in August.

Joss also had a recurring role on the television show “Parks and Recreation,” playing Chief Ken Hotate. He appeared in two episodes of the series “Tulsa King” in 2022.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.