{"id":186989,"date":"2026-03-02T17:10:11","date_gmt":"2026-03-02T17:10:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/186989\/"},"modified":"2026-03-02T17:10:11","modified_gmt":"2026-03-02T17:10:11","slug":"erik-cantu-hearing-reset-to-late-march-due-to-discovery-issues-with-witness-attorney","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/186989\/","title":{"rendered":"Erik Cantu hearing reset to late March due to discovery issues with witness\u2019 attorney"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The hearing was pushed back to March 26<\/p>\n<p>Erik Cantu appeared inside a Bexar County courtroom on Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2026. (KSAT)<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">SAN ANTONIO \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=\"noreferrer 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=\"noreferrer 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 scheduled to appear in court on Monday, but the hearing was reset to later this month. <\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">Cantu, 21, was scheduled to appear before Judge Stephanie Boyd in a contested motion to revoke probation hearing. <\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">However, due to discovery issues with the witness\u2019 attorney, the hearing was pushed back to March 26. <\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">The hearing, originally <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ksat.com\/news\/local\/2026\/01\/27\/motion-to-revoke-probation-hearing-for-erik-cantu-to-take-place-tuesday-morning\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.ksat.com\/news\/local\/2026\/01\/27\/motion-to-revoke-probation-hearing-for-erik-cantu-to-take-place-tuesday-morning\/\">scheduled for late January<\/a>, has been delayed before. Attorneys for Cantu and his ex-girlfriend had asked for additional time to review information.<\/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 is <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\/\">accused of stealing a tablet<\/a> from Emily Proulx, his former girlfriend and the mother of his child. 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\">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\">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\">More recent <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ksat.com\/topic\/Erik_Cantu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.ksat.com\/topic\/Erik_Cantu\/\">Erik Cantu<\/a> coverage on KSAT:<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 nALdY copyright\">Copyright 2026 by KSAT &#8211; All rights reserved.<\/p>\n<p>About the AuthorsDillon Collier headshot<a class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__LinkBase-sc-1fnzlkn-9 eUojqd gMnWPT\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ksat.com\/team\/IUK5CSRZYBABDJKF3PQSFTD5PQ\/\" title=\"View Dillon Collier&#039;s full profile\" itemprop=\"url\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Dillon Collier<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 gnunoy bOlrXa\">Emmy-award winning reporter Dillon Collier joined KSAT Investigates in September 2016. 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