CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas \u2013 Jurors returned to the courtroom Thursday morning after attorneys for a former Uvalde school district police officer had their mistrial motion denied Wednesday.<\/p>\n
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Presiding Judge Sid Harle called Wednesday\u2019s hearing without the presence of jurors after the defense team of ex-Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District police officer Adrian Gonzales<\/a> noted an inconsistency between former Robb Elementary School teacher Stephanie Hale\u2019s testimony to the Texas Rangers four days after the shooting and the testimony provided in court Tuesday afternoon.<\/p>\n The defense accused the prosecution of withholding or failing to disclose information to them. Uvalde County District Attorney Christina Mitchell took exception to the defense\u2019s accusation.<\/p>\n During a short Wednesday hearing, the defense asked Harle to declare a mistrial, which he denied<\/a>.<\/p>\n Hale is expected to return to the stand Thursday morning. <\/p>\n Family members of Jackie Cazares<\/a>, a 9-year-old killed in the 2022 shooting, shared their frustrations with the Uvalde County District Attorney\u2019s Office<\/a> before Wednesday\u2019s hearing. <\/p>\n \u201cWe are very disappointed in the (Uvalde County) DA (Christina Mitchell),\u201d Manuel Rizo said before the hearing, in part. \u201cJust learning what we learned yesterday \u2014 it caught us, again, by surprise, you know? I mean, if there was one word that I could say about their team (Uvalde County DA\u2019s Office), is \u2018incompetent.\u2019”<\/p>\n \u201c100%,\u201d Julissa Rizo said while nodding in agreement.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s hard to remain positive. It really is,\u201d Manuel Rizo continued, in part. \u201cWe have a lot of anxiety. We\u2019re concerned, but we can\u2019t give up. We\u2019re hoping for the best.\u201d<\/p>\n Due to his response to the Robb Elementary School<\/a> shooting in Uvalde, Gonzales has been accused and charged with endangering the lives of 29 children on May 24, 2022. <\/p>\n A complete timeline from Tuesday\u2019s court proceedings can be found here<\/a>. <\/p>\n Below is a timeline of events from Thursday\u2019s proceedings from the Nueces County Courthouse.<\/p>\n 9:07 a.m. – Jurors entered the courtroom. <\/p>\n 9:08 a.m. – Adrian Gonzales\u2019 co-defense attorney Jason Goss resumed cross-examination of former Robb Elementary School teacher Stephanie Hale. <\/p>\n 9:09 a.m. – Goss played Hale\u2019s interview with the Texas Rangers four days after the May 24, 2022, shooting before the court. <\/p>\n Background<\/p>\n Gonzales, 52, is one of two now-former Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District police officers charged with child endangerment regarding the law enforcement response to the deadliest school shooting in Texas history. Gonzales is facing 29 child endangerment charges: 19 represent the children killed in the shooting, and the other 10 represent the children injured in the shooting. <\/p>\n An 18-year-old gunman also killed two teachers at the school on May 24, 2022. <\/p>\n The other officer, former Uvalde CISD Police Chief Pete Arredondo<\/a>, has yet to go to trial in his child endangerment case. Arredondo is facing 10 child endangerment charges. <\/p>\n Uvalde County District Attorney Christina Mitchell is prosecuting the Gonzales case, but she appointed Bill Turner as special prosecutor. Turner was the former district attorney in Brazos County.<\/p>\n San Antonio-area attorney and former Bexar County District Attorney Nico LaHood leads Gonzales\u2019 defense team. The team is rounded out by fellow attorneys Jason Goss and Gary Hillier. <\/p>\n