Federal Defense Contractor Indicted for SCIF Security Breach at Kelly Annex as San Antonio Clears Severe I-35 Gridlock

Air Force Defense Contractor Arrested for Unlawful SCIF Firearms and Classified Data Breaches

SAN ANTONIO, Texas — Federal law enforcement authorities in the Western District of Texas announced the arrest and indictment of 47-year-old defense contractor Zachry Wade Carroll on Monday, November 2. An unsealed federal complaint detailed charges alleging the willful retention of classified national defense documentation and unlawful possession of loaded firearms inside a secure Sensitive Compartmented Information Facility (SCIF) at Joint Base San Antonio – Kelly Annex.

FBI counterintelligence agents and Air Force Office of Special Investigations personnel discovered multiple weapons, including a loaded semi-automatic rifle and handguns, concealed inside the restricted access perimeter. Carroll was taken into custody without incident in Comal County and faces federal magistrate detention hearings later this week.

San Antonio Police and TxDOT Reopen Interstate 35 Following Multi-Vehicle Morning Collision

A major multi-vehicle collision snarled traffic across San Antonio’s Southwest Side early Monday morning, completely halting northbound traffic along Interstate 35 near Loop 410 and New Laredo Highway. Emergency response crews and highway clearance personnel worked for over three hours to clear entangled commercial vehicles and spilled fluids from the highway lanes.

San Antonio Police Department accident reconstruction specialists confirmed that while multiple motorists were evaluated for non-life-threatening injuries, no fatalities occurred. Northbound highway throughput was fully restored by mid-morning ahead of the peak noon traffic flow.

Bexar County Readies 250 Voting Centers Ahead of Post-Rain Midterm Polling

National Weather Service meteorologists in New Braunfels tracked a fast-moving cold front through the San Antonio basin overnight, bringing beneficial rains that are projected to clear by mid-morning Tuesday. Bexar County Elections Administrator staff confirmed that all 250 centralized vote centers are fully tested and prepared to serve voters across the county between 7:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m.

In culinary business news, famed Texas barbecue purveyor Terry Black's Barbecue announced that its eagerly anticipated flagship Broadway location in central San Antonio will officially open its dining rooms to the public on November 17.