A Starfleet captain in charge of the psychiatric unit at Starbase 5, who informs Captain Pike in 2257 that Spock has escaped from care and is accused of killing three of his doctors.
Captain Diego Vela appears in Point of Light. Spock had checked himself into the unit on Starbase 5 after becoming disturbed by visions of the Red Angel, and had asked that his family not be told.
When Pike and Burnham call to ask after him, Vela cites patient confidentiality and then reveals the reason for his caution: Spock has broken out, and Starfleet holds him responsible for three deaths. Burnham refuses to believe it.
Amanda Grayson, having been turned away by Vela, steals her son's medical file and brings it to Discovery. The murder charge is later shown to have been manufactured by Control through Section 31.