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Harris County grand jury indicts ICE agent in crash that injured man
Click2Houston • • general
Key Points:
- A Harris County grand jury has indicted ICE officer Mario Morales for running over Miguel Parra Hernandez in a northwest Harris County parking lot on October 10, causing injuries that required hospitalization.
- The incident occurred during an enforcement operation targeting a different individual, but Morales struck Hernandez after he ran from a truck pursued by ICE officers.
- District Attorney Sean Teare is investigating the case as aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, citing surveillance video that suggests the strike was intentional, while DHS denies these claims as false.
- ICE officers left the crash scene with the vehicle before investigators could obtain forensic evidence, and DHS has not complied with a search warrant to access the vehicle’s data, potentially compromising the investigation.
- The man ICE claimed to be targeting reportedly died nearly a decade ago, raising questions about the enforcement operation’s accuracy; a news conference with DA Teare and Sheriff Ed Gonzalez is scheduled to provide further updates.
