Texas prosecutor resigns after 2019 Walmart attack criticism
El Paso, Texas (AP) — A Texas prosecutor facing mounting criticism over the handling of the 2019 El Paso shooting at a Walmart that killed 23 people said the county had removed her from elected office. He stepped down on Monday after taking unusual steps to try to sack him.
Democratic El Paso County District Attorney Yvonne Rosales, elected in 2020, has agreed to resign at a court hearing Monday, El Paso television station KTSM reported.
Rosales’ job was jeopardized with accusations of incompetence, including hundreds of criminal cases in El Paso, delaying the case against Patrick Crusius. he pleaded not guilty.
El Paso County Attorney Jo Ann Bernal amended last week regarding the Walmart shooting that Rosales’ office “couldn’t even tell the court what work was done in the last few months on this case.” I wrote in the petition that was filed.
Rosales’ office did not immediately respond to a request for comment on Monday.
“Under the best of circumstances, it is difficult to hold public office. I am grateful that Attorney General Rosales’ resignation was a difficult decision, according to the El Paso Times,” Bernal said in a statement.
Crusius was arrested shortly after the August 3, 2019 shooting. Police later said he confessed to driving from his home near Dallas to a border city to target Mexicans. posted racist remarks online denouncing the
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