DA looking to interview 2 witnesses in backseat of ICE vehicle in Houston incident
Summary
Two people were reportedly in the back of an ICE vehicle when an ICE agent struck Miguel Parra-Hernandez during a pursuit in Houston. The local District Attorney is seeking to interview those two witnesses to investigate the incident further.Key Facts
- The incident happened at a strip mall near Houston during an immigration enforcement operation.
- Miguel Parra-Hernandez was struck by an ICE agent's vehicle after running from an SUV that was pursuing another man.
- Two unidentified men were in the back seat of the ICE vehicle when the incident occurred.
- The Harris County District Attorney's Office wants to interview these two witnesses but they have been moved to a federal detention center.
- ICE said the agent was chasing Jose Mendoza-Cervantes, who had a criminal record and a removal order.
- Mendoza-Cervantes and Parra-Hernandez fled on foot after getting out of a vehicle.
- The DA has interviewed Parra-Hernandez in the hospital, where he is stable and has not been charged.
- The DA may charge the ICE agent with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon based on collected evidence.
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