The U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s refusal to testify has stalled the final criminal trial in the bungled law enforcement response to the 2022 Robb Elementary shooting, according to the defense and prosecution.
Local prosecutors have been fighting the federal agency for agents’ testimonies for nearly a year. Attorneys for Pete Arredondo, the former Uvalde schools police chief at the center of the criminal case, said they think they have found a better way to resolve the issue and kick-start the trial: suing CBP themselves.
