Texas grand jury indicts ICE officer accused of running over man in Houston
Summary
A Texas grand jury indicted ICE officer Mario Alberto Morales on aggravated assault charges over an October 10 incident in Houston in which he is accused of striking Miguel Parra-Hernandez with a vehicle. Local prosecutors say video and body-camera footage support their account, while ICE has disputed that Morales deliberately hit him.Key Facts
- Harris County District Attorney Sean Teare announced the indictment on Friday.
- Investigators say Parra-Hernandez, 48, was running from federal agents when an unmarked Jeep Cherokee struck him in a parking lot.
- Parra-Hernandez suffered several fractures to his right leg and an ankle injury that required surgery.
- ICE says Parra-Hernandez ran in front of the vehicle and called claims that Morales intentionally struck him reckless and false.
- Teare said surveillance video shows the SUV crossing a median and pursuing Parra-Hernandez; another vehicle blocks the moment of impact.
- In body-camera footage released Friday, Morales can be heard acknowledging that he struck Parra-Hernandez with his vehicle.
- Teare accused federal authorities of not cooperating fully with the investigation, including removing the Jeep before local investigators could examine it.
- ICE said agents were searching for Jose Mendoza-Cervantes, but his daughter told The New York Times that he died in 2017.
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