State opens aggravated‑assault case, alleges shooting of Nadia Newton
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Summary
At the start of the trial in Bexar County's 187th District Court, the state read a true bill charging Johnny De La Rosa with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and in opening statements said the defendant followed and shot complainant Nadia Newton on April 9, 2024; the state previewed witnesses and investigative testimony.
The grand‑jury indictment in State v. Johnny De La Rosa was read in open court alleging an aggravated assault with a deadly weapon on April 9, 2024. In its opening statement the prosecutor described a sequence in which the complainant, identified as Nadia Newton, was walking near Vance Jackson Road toward 410 when she was confronted by a blue vehicle, that the defendant approached and engaged her, and that after a confrontation the defendant allegedly produced a firearm and shot her.
The state told jurors they would hear from a witness named Travis who was employed at a nearby car wash and intervened, from officers who responded to both the complainant and the defendant, and from Detective Bauer, who conducted the subsequent investigation. The prosecutor said the evidence will include the complainant's account, bystander observations, police reports, and investigative findings that the state says will support the aggravated‑assault charge.
The defendant entered a not‑guilty plea. The court completed preliminary trial procedures and prepared jurors for testimony; the state indicated it would call officer Barros and other witnesses to present the evidentiary case.
What happens next: The state will call witnesses and present evidence consistent with its opening statement; trial testimony and the evidence presented in court will determine the case outcome.