Testimony is set to resume Thursday in the trial of a former Uvalde school police officer charged for his response to the 2022 shooting at Robb Elementary School that killed 19 children and two adults, after a judge denied a defense motion for a mistrial on Wednesday.
The trial of former Uvalde school officer Adrian Gonzales continued Wednesday without a jury present following testimony from a former teacher that prompted the defense to seek a mistrial.
The witness told jurors Tuesday that she saw the shooter approach the school from an area near where Gonzales was positioned. Gonzales’ defense team argued the detail had never been disclosed before and said it significantly affected their trial strategy.
Defense attorneys asked Judge Sid Harle to declare a mistrial. Harle denied the request, ruling that other remedies were sufficient.
“On that motion for mistrial, I’m going to find it’s denied,” Harle said. “I think the remedies available are sufficient to protect the due process rights of the defendant.”
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Judge Sid Harle, Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2026.
Harle also said the testimony did not appear to be intentionally withheld by prosecutors.
“It was not intentional by the district attorney’s office, it was negligent — and I don’t believe what was testified to in front of the jury resonated enough to significantly affect your trial’s strategy,” Harle said.
The judge ruled that the disputed testimony will be excluded when the jury returns.
The expected two-week trial is a rare case in which a police officer is criminally charged for allegedly failing to do more to save lives. Gonzales faces 29 counts of child abandonment or endangerment and has pleaded not guilty.
Gonzales and former Uvalde school police Chief Pete Arredondo are the only two officers facing criminal charges related to the law enforcement response at Robb Elementary.
Witness testimony is expected to resume Thursday morning in Corpus Christi.
Testimony in the trial of former Uvalde school officer Adrian Gonzales is set to resume Thursday in Corpus Christi. The judge denied a mistrial request after a former teacher testified she saw the shooter approach from near Gonzales’ location—information the defense claimed was new and potentially damaging. NBC 5’s David Goins has the story.