On Thursday, Feb. 28, at 12:20 p.m. John Tate McFarland was detained in the 100 block of N. LBJ Drive and arrested on a charge of sexual assault, a second-degree felony.
McFarland’s bond was set at $50,000 by a judge. He was released on bond on March 1.
McFarland’s arrest was the result of an incident reported on Feb. 21. At approximately 6:05 a.m. on the morning of the Feb. 21, San Marcos Police received information from a woman that her daughter contacted her from a number she didn’t recognize asking for help. Police were unable to locate the woman’s daughter for the next hour until she sent a message from her Facebook account to a friend asking for help. She was eventually located at her residence.






