Alex Stamm is a Texas attorney and adjunct legal-writing professor at the University of Texas School of Law.
Case
HSI agent Jack Stevens fatally shot U.S. citizen Ruben Ray Martinez on South Padre Island in March 2025, saying Martinez's car struck a fellow agent. A grand jury declined to indict him, but body-camera footage shows the car moving very slowly, leaving the shooting disputed.
Role at the time: Attorney for Ruben Martinez’s family
Statement summary
Stamm said Martinez posed no danger of death or serious injury and that killing him was neither legally nor morally justified.
“Ruben didn’t place anyone in danger of death or serious injury, and that it wasn’t legally or morally justifiable to kill Ruben in these circumstances.”
He directly says the killing was not legally or morally justifiable, opposing the officer’s use of deadly force.
Statement dates: May 4, 2026
Statement dates: May 4, 2026
Statement dates: May 4, 2026
Statement dates: May 4, 2026
