Former Uvalde school police chief set to appear in court
Summary
Pete Arredondo, the former police chief at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, is scheduled to appear in court as his criminal trial continues. He faces charges for endangering students by delaying the response to the 2022 school shooting that killed 19 students and 2 teachers, while federal agents' refusal to cooperate has caused delays in the trial.Key Facts
- Pete Arredondo was charged in 2024 with 10 counts of endangering students related to the Uvalde school shooting in 2022.
- The shooting happened on May 24, 2022, at Robb Elementary School, resulting in 21 deaths.
- Prosecutors say Arredondo waited about 77 minutes before law enforcement entered the classroom to stop the shooter.
- Arredondo denies wrongdoing, saying he followed training and did not see himself as the incident commander.
- The trial has been delayed partly because U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agents involved in the shooting have refused to testify.
- Two ongoing civil lawsuits seek to force CBP agents to cooperate and attend the trial.
- A judge is considering whether to move the trial out of Uvalde due to its sensitive nature and to address CBP’s refusal to cooperate.
- A previous trial of a former school police officer involved was acquitted, increasing attention on Arredondo’s case.
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