A grand jury charged Adrian Gonzales with 29 counts of abandoning and endangering a child for his role at Robb Elementary on May 24, 2022.
SAN ANTONIO — A former police officer with the Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District who responded to the Robb Elementary shooting pleaded not guilty to all charges Thursday morning.
Adrian Gonzales was indicted on 29 felony counts of abandoning and endangering a child for his alleged actions on May 24, 2022, when a gunman killed 19 children and two teachers.
Gonzales failed to engage the assailant 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.
“We have not seen any evidence that would lead us to believe that Mr. Gonzales is guilty of these charges,” attorney Nico LaHood said. “All he did was show up and try to help those children.”
Nearly 400 law enforcement officers responded to Robb Elementary. It took more than an hour for law enforcement to kill the gunman.
“He feels he’s innocent and he doesn’t understand why this attention is directed at him,” LaHood said.
Pete Arredondo, the former Uvalde CISD police chief, waived his arraignment on July 15, pleading not guilty to 10 counts of abandoning and endangering a child.
As a result, the terminated ex-police chief will not appear in court on Thursday.
Gonzales’ next hearing is set for September 16 at 1:30 p.m.
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