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| Dear Patriot, |
| This August, Officer Daniel Sanchez will walk back into a Travis County courtroom to fight for his freedom—again. A jury already refused to convict him. Now a prosecutor determined to make an example of him is forcing a retrial that could send him to prison for 10 years. |
| Officer Sanchez didn't do anything wrong. He answered a call about an armed man firing a rifle into a home, gave the order to drop the weapon, and when it was ignored, stopped a deadly threat to an entire neighborhood. Any honest prosecutor would call that self-defense. |
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| But DA José Garza isn't interested in honesty—he's interested in headlines. After Officer Sanchez's first trial ended without a conviction, Garza refused to let it go. On August 10th, he's dragging Daniel back into court, chasing a decade behind bars for a cop who did exactly what he was trained to do. |
| Think about what that means. A man who ran toward gunfire to protect his neighbors now has to spend his savings, his time, and his peace of mind fighting to stay out of prison—not because he did something wrong, but because a politically motivated prosecutor won't accept a jury's judgment. |
| This isn't justice. It's a second attempt to punish an officer for doing his job. |
| The National Center for Police Defense has stood behind Daniel from the start, and we're not backing down now. But a second trial means a second round of legal costs—expert witnesses, court preparation, and the full-time work of a defense team that refuses to let him go it alone. |
| Not one cent of that comes from the government. Every dollar comes from people like you who still believe in backing the badge. |
| We can't do it alone. Officer Sanchez needs people who will stand with him, tell Travis County that this case matters, and help him walk out of that courtroom a free man. |
| Your donation today goes directly toward giving Officer Sanchez the strongest possible defense—the kind he deserves after already proving his innocence once. |
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| This case is about more than one trial. It's about whether officers who protect us can trust that the people they defend will defend them in return. Every gift brings Daniel closer to putting this behind him for good. |
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Please, make a donation now.
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| Together, let's make sure Officer Sanchez doesn't face August 10th alone—and show every officer that we have their back. |
| Thank you for standing up for justice and for the men and women who put their lives on the line for ours. |
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| With heartfelt gratitude, |
| Sheriff Joe Arpaio |
National Center for Police Defense | Defenders for Justice
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