Both men are pleading not guilty to those charges. In September, Arredondo filed a motion to quash the indictment, but a ruling on that motion has not been issued.
UVALDE, Texas — Former Uvalde CISD Police Chief Pete Arredondo and former distict officer Adrian Gonzales are due in court Thursday for a pre-trial hearing related to charges from the Robb Elementary School shooting.
Arredondo is expected to appear in person at the hearing.
Both men are facing numerous charges of child endangerment related to the killing of 19 students and two teachers when a gunman entered the school on May 24, 2022.
Arredondo has said in interviews that he didn’t think he was the incident commander for law enforcement, while Texas Department of Public Safety officials said that he was and that he made the decision to treat the situation as a “barricaded suspect” instead of an active hostage situation.
Gonzales is accused of failing to engage the gunman after hearing gunshots and being informed of the shooter’s general location, according to the indictment. He’s also accused of failing to follow active shooter training.
Both men are pleading not guilty to those charges. In September, Arredondo filed a motion to quash the indictment, but a ruling on that motion has not been issued.