Texas jail guard accused of helping and laughing as four inmates killed another prisoner over $40 debt

Texas jail guard Clemente Lopez (left) is accused of allowing other inmates to beat Francisco Bazan (right) to death. - (Bexar County Sheriff's Office)

A Texas jail guard is accused of helping four jail inmates kill another prisoner over an unpaid $40 debt.

Bexar County Detention Center officer Clemente Lopez Jr., 20, helped facilitate the deadly assault by allowing inmates into 46-year-old Francisco Bazan’s cell, according to the Texas Department of Public Safety. He now faces a murder charge.