SAN ANTONIO – A hearing called ahead of the scheduled trial date for former San Antonio police officer James Brennand ended with a delay in the case, and no new trial date in sight.
Before the hearing Wednesday, Brennand was set to go to trial on April 14 for the 2022 shooting of then-teenager Erik Cantu outside of a McDonald’s.
Sources told KSAT 12 that Wednesday’s hearing was called off due to an issue with evidence.
However, both sides asked for a continuance. Defense attorneys needed more time to evaluate experts.
Meanwhile, the state said it had not yet received internal affairs files from SAPD because the City of San Antonio filed a motion to quash.
A follow-up hearing to gauge the progress between the two sides is scheduled for Friday, April 4.
As of Wednesday morning, no new trial date has been set.
Background
During a hearing earlier this month, prosecutor Neil Cordero told Judge Joel Perez that the state had given all evidence to the defense.
“We have nothing else currently in our possession that we have not given to the defense. I can say that for sure,” Cordero said.
If evidence issues were discovered, it could delay the trial.
On Tuesday, the Bexar County District Attorney’s Office announced Nicole Thornbro, new chief of the Public Integrity and Cyber Crime Division, would also be in charge of the Civil Rights Division.
She is expected to join Cordero as a prosecutor on the Brennand case.
Brennand is charged with aggravated assault by a public servant and faces up to life in prison if found guilty.
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