Overview
- Presiding Judge Sid Harle granted Pete Arredondo indigent status and placed his criminal case on inactive status pending federal litigation over CBP witness access.
- Arredondo filed a March 12 federal lawsuit to compel testimony from 19 CBP employees who responded to the 2022 Robb Elementary shooting.
- CBP rejected earlier requests in February, saying the information could be obtained elsewhere and warning testimony could expose confidential techniques and harm operations or national security.
- Uvalde County District Attorney Christina Mitchell previously filed a separate federal suit seeking to force CBP agents to testify and supports obtaining the evidence.
- No trial date has been set; Arredondo remains the only officer facing charges after Adrian Gonzales was acquitted in January, and his attorney says the venue has been moved to Corpus Christi.