Setting up what would be an incredibly rare proceeding, the El Paso County Attorney said Tuesday she will ask for a trial to remove the border city’s top prosecutor based on allegations of incompetence and misconduct.
Jo Anne Bernal filed a motion in state district court saying she would accept the role of prosecutor in the case, asking a jury to decide whether El Paso County District Attorney Yvonne Rosales should lose her job before her term expires in 2024. The decision was the latest development in a series of scandals that has surrounded Rosales since she took office nearly two years ago.