{"id":111291,"date":"2025-08-01T21:37:17","date_gmt":"2025-08-01T21:37:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/111291\/"},"modified":"2025-08-01T21:37:17","modified_gmt":"2025-08-01T21:37:17","slug":"ashley-pardo-pointed-shotgun-at-baby-2-years-before-helping-in-sons-planned-attack-at-saisd-school-affidavit-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/111291\/","title":{"rendered":"Ashley Pardo pointed shotgun at baby 2 years before helping in son\u2019s planned attack at SAISD school, affidavit says"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\"><strong>SAN ANTONIO<\/strong> \u2013 The mother of a 13-year-old San Antonio ISD student who <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ksat.com\/news\/local\/2025\/05\/14\/mom-33-bought-ammunition-tactical-gear-for-son-who-had-plans-for-mass-violence-at-saisd-middle-school-police-say\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.ksat.com\/news\/local\/2025\/05\/14\/mom-33-bought-ammunition-tactical-gear-for-son-who-had-plans-for-mass-violence-at-saisd-middle-school-police-say\/\">allegedly bought ammunition, magazines and tactical gear for her son<\/a> is accused of pointing a gun at an infant in 2023.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ksat.com\/topic\/Ashley_Pardo\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.ksat.com\/topic\/Ashley_Pardo\/\">Ashley Pardo<\/a>, 33, was arrested Friday on a charge of abandoning or endangering a child with criminal negligence, according to a warrant obtained by KSAT.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">The charge comes less than three months following her first arrest on May 12 for aiding in commission of terrorism, court records show.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">According to the warrant, which was issued on Thursday, photos were found on Pardo\u2019s phone of her pointing a shotgun at the head of an infant, estimated to be 11 months old.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">In March 2023, Pardo sent the photo on a messaging platform to the infant\u2019s biological father, telling him that the infant was being a \u201cbrat,\u201d San Antonio police said in the affidavit.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">She texted him, \u201cTell her to keep being bad,\u201d according to the document.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">The warrant states that in the photo, Pardo appears to have her finger on the trigger guard as the infant reaches towards the barrel of the gun.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">Pardo was out on bond awaiting indictment with a partial house arrest after the judge <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ksat.com\/news\/local\/2025\/05\/30\/mom-accused-of-buying-ammunition-tactical-gear-for-sons-planned-mass-violence-at-saisd-school-in-court-friday\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.ksat.com\/news\/local\/2025\/05\/30\/mom-accused-of-buying-ammunition-tactical-gear-for-sons-planned-mass-violence-at-saisd-school-in-court-friday\/\">granted her the ability to pursue employment<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">The magistrate judge handed Pardo a $45,000 bond on Friday for the new charge, and she was ordered to have no contact with her children.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">If Pardo bonds out, she will still be required to wear an ankle monitor. She was also ordered to have no alcohol or firearms.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">Pardo told the magistrate judge that she was supposed to check in with parole officers for a drug test on Friday, but missed it because of the arrest.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">Last week, a Bexar County judge <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ksat.com\/news\/local\/2025\/07\/24\/grandmother-seeks-custody-of-teen-accused-in-planning-attack-at-saisd-middle-school-judge-declines\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.ksat.com\/news\/local\/2025\/07\/24\/grandmother-seeks-custody-of-teen-accused-in-planning-attack-at-saisd-middle-school-judge-declines\/\">ruled that Pardo\u2019s 13-year-old son will remain in custody<\/a> after his grandmother pleaded for him to be released into her care.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">In May, the student arrived at the Jeremiah Rhodes Middle School campus \u201cwearing a mask, camouflage jacket and tactical pants but left shortly after,\u201d police said. The student was later found off-campus and charged with terrorism, according to school officials.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">He had expressed a desire to carry out \u201cacts of mass violence\u201d at Rhodes Middle School, court documents show.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">According to court documents, he is also accused of setting fire to dumpsters at the Barcelo Apartment complex near the Interstate 10-Loop 410 interchange in 2023, when he was 11 years old.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">San Antonio police Chief William McManus described Pardo as \u201cdismissive and unconcerned\u201d with his behavior when confronted with his plans to carry out acts of violence.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">Her son\u2019s next hearing is scheduled for Aug. 7. A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ksat.com\/news\/local\/2025\/05\/15\/sapd-to-give-update-on-mother-charged-for-allegedly-aiding-sons-terrorism-plot-at-saisd-school\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.ksat.com\/news\/local\/2025\/05\/15\/sapd-to-give-update-on-mother-charged-for-allegedly-aiding-sons-terrorism-plot-at-saisd-school\/\">full timeline about the case<\/a> can be read on our website.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\"><b>Read more on KSAT:<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Copyright 2025 by KSAT &#8211; All rights reserved.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"SAN ANTONIO \u2013 The mother of a 13-year-old San Antonio ISD student who allegedly bought ammunition, magazines and&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":111292,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5133],"tags":[5229,16481,4219,21880,7202,7203,7725,358,3187,67,586,132,5230,68,2969],"class_list":{"0":"post-111291","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-san-antonio","8":"tag-america","9":"tag-ashley-pardo","10":"tag-crime","11":"tag-saisd","12":"tag-san-antonio","13":"tag-sanantonio","14":"tag-sapd","15":"tag-texas","16":"tag-tx","17":"tag-united-states","18":"tag-united-states-of-america","19":"tag-unitedstates","20":"tag-unitedstatesofamerica","21":"tag-us","22":"tag-usa"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/114955671598583418","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/111291","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=111291"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/111291\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/111292"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=111291"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=111291"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=111291"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}