Officers arrest man while investigating murder of Bexar County woman on SA Trail. Whether they believe he is the killer remains unclear.

SAN ANTONIO – Intense efforts to determine who killed a local woman walking on the Salado Creek Trail continue.

A man who was subdued and arrested as detectives left the scene Monday night remains in the Bexar County Jail on $7,500 bail.

He is currently accused of fleeing arrest.

Detectives said the man took off and tried to run away when they tried to question him about the murder of 63-year-old Stacey Dramiga. However, investigators would not say whether they believe he is connected to the murder.

Another development they are not discussing is why the Bexar County Fire Marshal is assisting with the case. In a briefing Monday afternoon, Sheriff Javier Salazar said the office is involved, but he did not provide any specific reasons.

The medical examiner ruled Dramiga's death as blunt force trauma and penetrating trauma to the head. No connection to arson has been mentioned so far, but investigators hauled many bags of evidence out of the deep woods throughout the day on Monday.

Meanwhile, investigators continue to hope that anyone who may have been in the area will contact them.
Investigators said they would contact a person who left a tip on their Facebook page about a possible sighting of the woman in Covington Park, but they are eager to hear from more people as there could be numerous witnesses at the potential crime scene, which could stretch for three miles.

To get from where Dramiga parked her car in Covington County Park in Rigsby to where her body was found, she would have had to have passed through or near J Street Park, Martin Luther King Park, and Defoste Park.

Regarding safety on the walking trail in relation to what the sheriff described as an unprovoked attack, the SA Park Police issued the following statement:

“The Howard Peak Linear Greenway trail system is patrolled daily by the San Antonio Park Police ATV/Bike Patrol Unit. Patrols are deployed on Leon Creek, Salado Creek, the Medina River Greenway, the San Antonio River (south of the 1400 block of the river's intersection with the 1400 block of S. Alamo St), the Olmos Basin Trail system, and the West Side Creeks Trail system. Officers are currently responsible for policing approximately 105 miles of constructed trail.

In addition to Park Police patrol operations, COSA's Parks and Recreation Division employs Park Trail Stewards to provide basic, non-police observation and assistance to users of many of the more heavily used trail sections of the trail system on a daily basis, primarily during peak user hours (8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.).

As always, if you see something, say something. Citizens are reminded to be good witnesses and if you are unsure of your location, use landmarks you can see that will help emergency responders locate you. (Bridges, towers, trailheads, etc.) The phone numbers are 210-207-7273 (non-emergency) and 911 for emergencies.”

The Parks and Recreation Department also has a trail safety tips video that you can access here.