Uvalde Officer on Trial: - Adrian Gonzales, a former officer with the Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District, faces 29 felony counts

[tricia]

Watch Live: Uvalde school shooting trial

Opening statements are set to begin Tuesday morning in the trial of a former school district police officer charged for his role in the delayed law enforcement response to the 2022 massacre at Robb Elementary School.

www.fox4news.com

Adrian Gonzales, a former officer with the Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District, faces 29 felony counts of child abandonment or endangerment. He is one of only two officers to face criminal charges following one of the deadliest school shootings in U.S. history.
The Websleuths discussion of the actual Uvalde school shooting is LOCATED HERE.
I thought it best to start a new thread for Adrian Gonzales's trial.

 

[tricia]

Look at the top of this thread. You'll see a YouTube video. That is the live coverage of the trial from WFAA. Please, everyon,e subscribe to the YouTube Channel of WFAA

 

[sds71]

Day one of the trial of former Uvalde CISD police officer Adrian Gonzales took a dramatic turn when unexpected testimony from a teacher prompted the judge to temporarily remove the jury and question the prosecution.


Stephanie Hale, a former elementary school teacher at Robb Elementary, testified Tuesday about where she saw the gunman approaching the school on May 24, 2022.

But defense attorney Jason Goss said that information had not been shared by the prosecution as required, leading him to complain the defense was undergoing a “trial by ambush.”


In an unusual move, Uvalde County District Attorney Christina Mitchell, who is bringing the case against Gonzales, was sworn in and testified outside the jury’s presence that she, too, had been caught off-guard by Hale’s testimony.

https://www.cnn.com/2026/01/06/us/adrian-gonzales-uvalde-cop-trial

Afternoon hearing scheduled to address discrepancy in trial of ex-Uvalde CISD officer

While the trial of a former Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District police officer is canceled Wednesday, a critical afternoon hearing could put the case in jeopardy.

www.ksat.com

 

[mickey2942]

I am not sure what to think about police officers being held to task for inaction. That being said, I know many LEO who literally "live" for action like this, and would have made a decision, and been in the front in a heartbeat.

Is the community having a trial to hold someone accountable? After all, the perpetrator is dead. Is this trial more about the community in general?

 

[Wishbone]

Uvalde officer was told location of gunman but he failed to act, prosecutors say​

Uvalde officer was told location of gunman but he failed to act, prosecutors say

Opening statements are set to begin Tuesday morning in the criminal trial of a former Uvalde, Texas, school police officer.

abcnews.go.com

 

[Wishbone]

Judge cancels Wednesday testimony in Uvalde cop trial as defense says prosecutors withheld evidence​

Corpus Christi, Texas —

The judge overseeing the trial of a former school police officer accused of abandoning children during a massacre halted testimony on Tuesday and told jurors not to come to court on Wednesday.


Judge Sid Harle will instead address legal matters with lawyers for the prosecution and defense surrounding problematic testimony from a witness on the first day of trial.

https://www.cnn.com/2026/01/06/us/adrian-gonzales-uvalde-cop-trial

 

[tricia]

Thank you @Wishbone @mickey2942 @sds71 for participating in this discussion. It is extremely important that we follow this trial.
I, too, have a problem holding an officer responsible, but I don't know all the evidence.
Hopefully, more members will jump into the discussion. I would love to see what they have to say.
Tricia

 

[Wishbone]

Thank you @Wishbone @mickey2942 @sds71 for participating in this discussion. It is extremely important that we follow this trial.
I, too, have a problem holding an officer responsible, but I don't know all the evidence.
Hopefully, more members will jump into the discussion. I would love to see what they have to say.
Tricia

I live in Texas and hate to see this awful assault forgotten.

 

[mickey2942]

Thank you @Wishbone @mickey2942 @sds71 for participating in this discussion. It is extremely important that we follow this trial.
I, too, have a problem holding an officer responsible, but I don't know all the evidence.
Hopefully, more members will jump into the discussion. I would love to see what they have to say.
Tricia

There is precedent, the SRO at Parkland, who was not convicted.

Trial of Scot Peterson - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

 

[tricia]

Possible mistrial. Teacher on stand said she saw the gunman heading toward the school. She said the resource officer (the one on trial) was there near the gunman. Defense said they were not given that information. They have requested a mistrial. The judge will hear arguments from both sides tomorrow. Here is a link from Court TV that explains it all
CLICK HERE FOR COURT TV.

 

[mickey2942]

If the teacher saw a gunman walking towards the school, why didn't she do something?!

 

[Izzylizzy]

 

[Luna20]

There is precedent, the SRO at Parkland, who was not convicted.

Trial of Scot Peterson - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

Didn’t he end up retiring? I remember that he was getting so many complaints/threats from the community.

 

[The4TierBridge]

I am not sure what to think about police officers being held to task for inaction. That being said, I know many LEO who literally "live" for action like this, and would have made a decision, and been in the front in a heartbeat.

Is the community having a trial to hold someone accountable? After all, the perpetrator is dead. Is this trial more about the community in general?

They're having a trial because all their kids got shot in the face and this man who gets paid to protect the people stood there and did nothing like the idiot he is (alongside all his buddies who were caught on camera looking at their phones instead of being useful in any way whatsoever; I hope this is only the first of many trials and they throw the book at all of them).

 

[mickey2942]

Didn’t he end up retiring? I remember that he was getting so many complaints/threats from the community.

He did. And his retirement is outrageous. Stacked up with overtime for his last few years as an SRO, working football games, whatever, his retirement is like $80,000 a year! Or more, I can't remember, but it was crazy.

Disgraced Parkland school officer Scot Peterson collecting $100,000 annual pension

Scot Peterson, the resource officer at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High in Parkland, Fla., when a gunman opened fire on Valentine's Day, began receiving his monthly check for $8,702.35 in April, The Florida Department of Management Services said in a statement.

www.usatoday.com

Yeah, over $100,000! Nice

 

[Weki]

The image of all the officers outside while those children were getting slaughtered is unspeakable. I don't know the details/specific facts of this case or that day (just what I saw in the news at the time) but this trial is reminding me of the Parkland officer trial. That officer was acquitted. I'm not sure of this specific officer's culpability. And why just him? Are other officers being charged as well? None of the officers who responded that day should ever be allowed to work in law enforcement!

JMO

 

[Weki]

I listened to the female DA being questioned by the defense regarding the Brady issue and wow. She got super defensive. Not a good look IMO. First of all, she wasn't the one questioning the witness during trial prep. It was the male lead. Why wasn't he the one testifying instead?

Her response amounted to 'I had a lot on my plate and I didn't pay attention to what the witness was saying.' The defense is saying that the location of the shooter as testified to by the witness is important because it was the location of their client at that time. The state was playing dumb and at first it seemed like they were trying to say that the witness had said this before and it was turned over to defense. Then they parsed it and said well the witness didn't say the location to us either and this is the first time we're hearing it. The witness, initially, clearly said she told the prosecutors during her prep. Then after hearing the arguments by both counsel she said she didn't remember if she told them about the location. The witness should've been instructed to leave the courtroom before the arguments started. Just sloppy all around. By the judge and by the state.

JMO