Nearly two weeks after video of the aftermath of an alleged pepper-spray attack on a River Walk boat tour went viral, San Antonio police have arrested a 17-year-old who is now facing felony charges.
Officers arrested Kasidy Luz Treviño on Wednesday. According to an arrest affidavit, she is accused of spraying a child and several other passengers with pepper spray during a River Walk boat tour following a dispute over the volume of her phone.
Treviño has been charged with two counts of injury to a child, elderly or disabled person with intent to cause bodily injury, a third-degree felony. She also faces one count of assault causing bodily injury, a class A misdemeanor.
Around 8:45 p.m. on Nov. 15, officers were called to the 500 block of the River Walk, near The Original Mexican Restaurant, according to a preliminary police report. Multiple 911 callers reported that an unidentified woman had used pepper spray on people during a guided boat tour.
Witnesses told police that the suspect “had her phone on loud” during the tour. When the boat operator asked her to lower the volume, she allegedly became upset.
The operator then stopped the boat, and the suspect “began to verbally threat those on the boat,” police said. She was asked to get off and did so, according to the affidavit.
Once the boat was parked under a bridge, the suspect allegedly walked onto the bridge and sprayed pepper spray down onto everyone still on board, the document states.
Investigators identified eight victims of the pepper spray, including an “elderly” woman and a 3-year-old child, according to the police report and affidavit.
“All victims experienced pain, a burning sensation and difficulty breathing for a prolonged period of time,” the affidavit states.
A TikTok account posted partial clips of the incident, which drew more than 12 million views. Several clips show multiple people — including a mother and her young child — covering their eyes and appearing to be in distress.
“You need to call the police and report,” a bystander tells the mother in the video. “That’s an assault on your baby. You need to call 9-11 … call 9-11 for the babies.”
Police say Treviño was identified as the alleged attacker using video footage posted on social media. According to the affidavit, her probation officer and an officer with the SAPD Street Crimes Unit contacted investigators to confirm her identity after seeing the footage online.
San Antonio Crime Stoppers also received “multiple tips” naming Treviño as the alleged assailant, the affidavit states.
Treviño is currently being held at the Bexar County jail, with total bail set at $110,000.
