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Uvalde Officer’s Trial Paused After New Testimony Prompts Evidence Dispute

An afternoon hearing will address defense claims prosecutors withheld disclosures.

Overview

  • The judge halted proceedings in Corpus Christi and dismissed the jury after a dispute over undisclosed information arose during testimony.
  • A hearing this afternoon will probe a potential Brady violation, with the defense denouncing a “trial by ambush.”
  • Third-grade teacher Stephanie Hale offered details about seeing the gunman that were not in prior interviews, drawing immediate objections and an in-chambers review.
  • Adrian Gonzales faces 29 counts of child endangerment and abandonment—19 tied to children who were killed and 10 to those injured—with each count carrying six months to two years in jail and up to a $10,000 fine if convicted.
  • Prosecutors allege Gonzales failed to protect students during the 2022 attack, while the defense says he acted on the information he had in the moment; this is the first criminal trial stemming from the Robb Elementary shooting.