{"id":697507,"date":"2026-04-01T15:13:23","date_gmt":"2026-04-01T15:13:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/697507\/"},"modified":"2026-04-01T15:13:23","modified_gmt":"2026-04-01T15:13:23","slug":"erik-cantus-probation-revocation-hearing-resumes-wednesday-morning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/697507\/","title":{"rendered":"Erik Cantu\u2019s probation revocation hearing resumes Wednesday morning"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\"><strong>BEXAR COUNTY, Texas<\/strong> \u2013 Erik Cantu, who has been <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ksat.com\/news\/local\/2025\/11\/18\/timeline-erik-cantus-multiple-arrests-since-he-was-shot-by-an-ex-sapd-officer-in-2022\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.ksat.com\/news\/local\/2025\/11\/18\/timeline-erik-cantus-multiple-arrests-since-he-was-shot-by-an-ex-sapd-officer-in-2022\/\">arrested six times<\/a> since he survived being <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ksat.com\/news\/local\/2022\/10\/13\/everything-we-know-so-far-about-the-shooting-of-teenager-erik-cantu-by-a-san-antonio-police-officer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.ksat.com\/news\/local\/2022\/10\/13\/everything-we-know-so-far-about-the-shooting-of-teenager-erik-cantu-by-a-san-antonio-police-officer\/\">shot by a police officer in 2022<\/a>, was expected to make his second court appearance in two days related to a motion to revoke his probation. <\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">Instead, Cantu returned to Bexar County\u2019s 187th Criminal District Court just after 9:30 a.m. Wednesday. <\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">The reason for Tuesday\u2019s delay: Charles Bunk, the attorney representing Cantu, said an important defense witness was not present in court. Judge Stephanie Boyd, who presides over the court, granted the defense\u2019s request. <\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">However, on Wednesday, Bunk said there will be no new witnesses. <\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">The continuation of Cantu\u2019s hearing was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ksat.com\/news\/ksat-investigates\/2026\/03\/31\/erik-cantu-expected-to-make-court-appearance-for-second-consecutive-day\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.ksat.com\/news\/ksat-investigates\/2026\/03\/31\/erik-cantu-expected-to-make-court-appearance-for-second-consecutive-day\/\">originally scheduled to resume at 10 a.m. Tuesday<\/a> after initially beginning on Monday. <\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">Boyd <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ksat.com\/news\/ksat-investigates\/2026\/03\/30\/erik-cantu-expected-to-make-court-appearance-related-to-probation-revoke\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.ksat.com\/news\/ksat-investigates\/2026\/03\/30\/erik-cantu-expected-to-make-court-appearance-related-to-probation-revoke\/\">did not decide on whether to revoke Cantu\u2019s probation<\/a> during the Monday hearing. Prosecutors presented hours of evidence with Cantu\u2019s ex-girlfriend, Emily Proulx, among the witnesses who testified.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">Cantu, 21, is accused of breaking into Proulx\u2019s home in early December and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ksat.com\/news\/local\/2025\/12\/07\/erik-cantu-re-arrested-accused-of-burglarizing-womans-apartment-affidavit-says\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.ksat.com\/news\/local\/2025\/12\/07\/erik-cantu-re-arrested-accused-of-burglarizing-womans-apartment-affidavit-says\/\">stealing her tablet<\/a>. Proulx has since <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ksat.com\/news\/local\/2025\/12\/12\/female-victim-asks-for-erik-cantus-charges-in-latest-case-to-be-dropped-court-records-show\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.ksat.com\/news\/local\/2025\/12\/12\/female-victim-asks-for-erik-cantus-charges-in-latest-case-to-be-dropped-court-records-show\/\">asked the Bexar County District Attorney\u2019s Office to drop the burglary charge<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 kNAFkD cuqaEv article-text\">During Monday\u2019s hearing, GPS evidence and testimony from a Bexar County sheriff\u2019s deputy assigned to monitor Cantu\u2019s house arrest device indicated Cantu was at Proulx\u2019s apartment while on house arrest.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">His burglary arrest triggered Wednesday\u2019s hearing, since Cantu was on probation and under GPS monitoring in a pair of evading arrest cases.<\/p>\n<p>KSAT Investigates<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 kiwhtN\">Hard-hitting journalism from the KSAT Investigates team delivered straight to your inbox.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 kNAFkD cuqaEv article-text\">Cantu\u2019s early December arrest was his latest brush with the law since he was shot multiple times in 2022 by ex-San Antonio police officer James Brennand in a McDonald\u2019s parking lot.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 kNAFkD cuqaEv article-text\">The burglary incident happened less than a month after Cantu was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ksat.com\/news\/local\/2025\/11\/18\/erik-cantu-found-guilty-for-violating-previous-probation-terms-sentenced-to-8-years-probation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.ksat.com\/news\/local\/2025\/11\/18\/erik-cantu-found-guilty-for-violating-previous-probation-terms-sentenced-to-8-years-probation\/\">sentenced to eight years of probation<\/a> for violating the terms of his probation from two evading arrest cases last year.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 kNAFkD cuqaEv article-text\">After Cantu\u2019s arrest, prosecutors moved to revoke his probation.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 kNAFkD cuqaEv article-text\">Brennand, who has been charged with aggravated assault by a public servant, is scheduled to next appear in court in mid-April.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 kNAFkD cuqaEv article-text\">Cantu faces up to six years in prison. <\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 kNAFkD cuqaEv article-text\">Read more reporting on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ksat.com\/news\/ksat-investigates\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">KSAT Investigates page<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\"><b>More <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ksat.com\/topic\/Erik_Cantu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.ksat.com\/topic\/Erik_Cantu\/\"><b>Erik Cantu<\/b><\/a><b> coverage on KSAT:<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Copyright 2026 by KSAT &#8211; 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