San Antonio minor accused of school-shooting plot could be let go if prosecutors fail to charge him soon

The San Antonio 13-year-old accused of plotting a mass shooting at Rhodes Middle School could be released next week without facing penalties if state prosecutors don’t formally charge him soon, according to media reports.

Juvenile Court Judge William “Cruz” Shaw on Wednesday ruled that the child, who hasn’t been identified because he’s a minor, should remain in custody after a probation officer told the court that he remains “a danger to himself and others,” the Express-News reports.

That ruling in Shaw’s 436th Juvenile District Court came despite the boy’s grandmother proposing the child be released into her custody with a GPS monitor, according to the daily.

However, the youth could be released in less than a week if the state fails to submit all evidence against him and formally brings charges by his next court date, scheduled for June 26, KABB reports.

The boy’s mother, Ashley Pardo, is charged with aiding in the commission of terrorism over allegations she purchased ammunition and tactical gear for him. She’s currently out on $75,000 bond.

Authorities arrested Pardo’s son in May after his grandmother told police he may have been planning to carry out a mass-casualty attack at Rhodes Middle School.

After the boy was arrested, police discovered a cache of weapons and ammunition in his bedroom. When asked by police, the boy said his mother purchased some of the materials for him in exchange for babysitting his younger siblings.

The Rhodes Middle School student’s arrest came after a series of incidents in which school officials said he’d exhibited disturbing behavior and expressed an interest in past mass shootings.

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This article appears in Jun 12-25, 2025.