Uvalde Trial Day 3: Teacher's Testimony THROWN OUT — Prosecution Loses Key Witness
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🗓️ 9 January 2026
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The prosecution's case took a devastating hit Thursday. Judge Sid Harle struck Stephanie Hale's entire testimony from the record in the Adrian Gonzales trial. The jury has been instructed to disregard everything the former Robb Elementary teacher said — including her account of seeing the gunman on the south side of campus and her testimony about children arming themselves with safety scissors.
Hale returned to the stand Thursday for cross-examination. Defense attorney Jason Goss exposed inconsistencies between her courtroom testimony and what she told a Texas Ranger four days after the massacre. Hale admitted it was "kind of implied" she saw the shooter based on dust clouds — not the specific sighting she described Tuesday.
"There's no doubt that this was crucial to the defense strategy," Judge Harle said before striking the testimony.
Three days into the only criminal trial from the Uvalde massacre, the prosecution has been called "negligent," lost a key witness, and watched their own DA testify about failures in witness prep. Gonzales faces 29 counts of child endangerment. Trial continues Friday.
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| 0:34.6 | Well, the prosecution just lost their key witness in this case. |
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| 0:58.4 | The prosecution just lost their key witness. |
| 1:02.8 | Judge Sid Harle struck Stephanie Harle's entire testimony from the record Thursday in the Adrian Gonzalez trial. |
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