Erik Cantu, the 20-year-old who was previously in the news for surviving a shooting by a former San Antonio police officer, has found himself in legal trouble once again after being arrested for burglary, as reported by KSAT. According to an affidavit, Cantu allegedly stole a tablet from Emily Proulx, the mother of his child, and used it to contact her friends – Proulx has a history with Cantu, having been the passenger in his car during the 2022 shooting incident, as reported by KSAT.
Details surfacing from the affidavit and KSAT suggest Cantu was caught on live surveillance footage outside Proulx’s apartment shortly before she received notifications that her tablet was moving away from her residence, with the electronic trail leading towards Cantu’s own address and the incident unfolding just under a month after he was sentenced to eight years of probation for a probation violation last year, signaling a pattern of behavior that the justice system has previously sought to correct yet here we are, discussing another alleged lapse.
In a separate report by Fox San Antonio, it was mentioned that Cantu faced additional accusations in his past, including charges for evading arrest, theft, and failing to provide information; evidently, this recent charge adds to a growing list that contrasts sharply with the defense’s prior characterization of him as a ‘model probationer’. Notably, this arrest comes shortly after Cantu had been put on a suspended 10-year prison sentence with terms of probation, intending to offer reprieve and a chance at rehabilitation…