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.