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Oscar Rosales Death Penalty Trial Opens with Dashcam Footage and Witness Testimony

Defense attorneys are challenging Rosales’ capture in Mexico despite prosecutors’ presentation of damning police footage.

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Oscar Rosales, accused in the fatal shooting of Harris County Constable Pct. 5 Cpl. Charles Galloway, appears in front of Hon. Maritza Antu at the 482nd court Friday, Jan. 28, 2022, at Harris County Criminal Courts at Law in Houston. 
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Harris County Constable Precinct 5 honor guard members stand by the casket of Pct. 5 Corporal Charles Galloway during a service outside the Second Baptist Church West Campus, 19449 Katy Freeway, Tuesday, Feb. 1, 2022 in Houston. 

Overview

  • Opening statements on June 2 marked the start of a capital murder trial against Oscar Rosales for the January 2022 killing of Harris County Precinct 5 Deputy Charles Galloway.
  • Prosecutors plan to call dashcam and bodycam footage showing Rosales firing multiple rounds into Galloway’s parked patrol vehicle moments after it activated its emergency lights.
  • Officer Moses Cuevas and motorist Wilmer Ramos testified that they found Galloway critically wounded in his cruiser and followed the suspect’s getaway.
  • The defense has challenged the circumstances of Rosales’ apprehension in Ciudad Acuña, arguing law enforcement bypassed formal extradition procedures and sought a mistrial over evidence of past alleged offenses.
  • Jurors are expected to hear testimony of Rosales’ 1995 aggravated assault arrest and an alleged El Salvador homicide as prosecutors build a case for capital sentencing over a three-week trial.