Pete Arredondo's attorney files motion to quash Uvalde indictment

UVADLE, Texas - A motion to quash the amended indictment of Pete Arredondo, the former police chief of Uvalde was filed by his attorney Paul Looney.

Looney argues that "Mr. Arredondo committed no crime in exercising his duties under impossible circumstances, in calling for others to aid him in the police response, and in saving a wing of children and teachers by removing them from imminent danger before engaging in a gun battle with an assailant who had already injured others by firing through doors and walls."

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His attorney believes that the law supports their argument and that the prosecution is unlawful. He claims that Arredondo was doing his best to respond to a dangerous situation and that the gunman, Salvador Ramos, was solely responsible for the tragedy.

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Former UCISD Police Chief Pete Arredondo and former UCISD officer Adrian Gonzales both appeared in court on Monday, Sept. 16, for a pre-trial discovery hearing.

Arredondo, who many consider to have been the incident commander for the Robb Elementary shooting response, is facing ten counts of child endangerment. Gonzales, one of the first to arrive at the school that day, faces 29 counts.

Both have pleaded not guilty.

The hearing only took a few minutes, but emotions came to a head after it concluded.

For most of the family members of Robb Elementary shooting victims and survivors, this was the first time they saw Arredondo face-to-face since the day of the tragedy.

The judge set another pre-trial hearing for December 19, hoping to give all sides enough time to go through mountains of evidence.