EL PASO, Tx., December 4, 2025: We have an update to a story we have been covering for you for some time now in the criminal case against community activist Max Grossman. As we reported, Grossman was arrested on a family violence charge on September 5, 2025, and charged with a misdemeanor. His ex-partner alleged that Grossman had “assaulted her by pushing her” with both his hands against her chest.
After his arrest, Grossman and his former partner each filed civil lawsuits against each other for custody over their child. In October, Grossman sued his former partner’s lawyer, Angelica Carreon-Beltrán and her lawfirm alleging that the attorney breached her contract with him by representing his former partner. According to the lawsuit, Carreon-Beltrán was using Grossman’s money he paid her on another case to help his former partner litigate against him.
Later that month, Carreon-Beltrán was disqualified by the judge in a hearing from continuing to represent Grossman’s former partner. Grossman had alleged “civil theft,” and negligent representation among other issues Grossman alleged. Although Carreon-Beltrán was disqualified, the lawsuit against the lawyer remains pending in court.
We have now learned that yesterday, the criminal case against Grossman was dismissed after he agreed to participate in a Pre-Trial Diversion Program (PTD). PTD is “an alternative to prosecution which seeks to divert certain offenders from traditional criminal justice processing into a program of supervision and services” with the result that the defendant avoids trial and possibly a conviction. Texas was the first state to implement a PTD program.
Unlike deferred adjudication where a defendant agrees to conditions in court, a PTD occurs before going to trial. Pretrial diversion in Texas “is essentially a second chance,” where a person avoids “prosecution by completing specific requirements set by the prosecutor.”
A pretrial diversion does not require a defendant to plead guilty in court like deferred adjudication where the guilty plea is held until the completion of the requirements for the deferment.
In PTD, the defendant agrees to certain conditions set by the prosecutor and when completed, the prosecutor dismisses the charges.
Max Grossman PTD Requirements
El Paso Herald Post reviewed the PTD court records for Max Grossman.
According to the agreement Grossman signed on November 26, 2025, he agreed to waive a speedy trial on the charges he was facing and if the PTD is completed, in addition to yesterday’s case dismissal, Grossman can have his “criminal record expunged.” However, as part of the agreement Grossman signed, the expungement of the criminal charges filed against him and his arrest remain available to the District Attorney’s office “in an internal database.”
In agreeing to PTD, Grossman was required to not commit other offenses, not change his address or consume alcohol or illegal drugs and follow a “corrective program” set by the prosecutors.
Grossman was required to participate in a “Victim Impact Panel” to successfully complete the requirements of his PTD agreement.
El Paso Herald Post reached out to the El Paso District Attorney’s Office for comment about Grossman’s case.
In an email this morning, Stephanie Valle, Special Projects Administrator for the District Attorney’s Office wrote that:
“Max Grossman’s case has been referred to pre-trial diversion (PTD), which allows a first-time offender to complete certain terms and conditions in exchange for dismissal of the case. The decision to refer the Defendant to pre-trial diversion was made after a comprehensive review of the facts and circumstances of the case, the strength of the evidence, and the Defendant’s lack of criminal history.
In the attachment [see above], you will see that the Defendant must comply with all conditions of his existing bond, must pay a supervision fee, may not use alcohol or drugs, not commit any new offenses, and complete classes as prescribed.
As part of the diversion agreement, a defendant must partially waive their right to an expunction so that the District Attorney’s Office can maintain a record of their participation so that a defendant may not receive diversion again in the future.”
Several open civil cases involving Grossman and his former spouse remain open in court. As more information becomes available, we will report on them.
Use this link to read our previous Max Grossman coverage.
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