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SAPD detective says video shows woman acted in self‑defense; state rests in De La Rosa shooting case
Summary
Detective Noah Ballard testified that surveillance and a cell‑phone video show Nadia Newton was pushed toward traffic and acted in self‑defense when she stabbed Johnny De La Rosa; Ballard said De La Rosa’s shooting was not justified. The state rested after presenting video and detective testimony; jury will resume the next morning.
During the aggravated‑assault/shooting trial involving Johnny De La Rosa and Nadia Newton on Nov. 19, Detective Noah Ballard of the San Antonio Police Department testified that video evidence led him to conclude Newton acted in self‑defense and that De La Rosa’s response was not justified.
Ballard, assigned to an aggravated‑assault detail, said he reviewed surveillance from a car wash and a video obtained from De La Rosa’s cell phone. After viewing both pieces of video evidence, he told the court he believed Newton was retreating and that De La Rosa’s vehicle conduct — described as an…
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