ICE agent charged with assault for hitting a fleeing man with his car will turn himself in Monday
A federal immigration officer charged with aggravated assault after he ran over a Mexican man with his car in Houston will turn himself in on Monday, according to his attorney. Mario Alberto Morales, a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer, struck Miguel Parra Hernandez, a 48-year-old construction worker, with his unmarked SUV on Oct. 10, as he chased Parra Hernandez through a parking…
A federal immigration officer, Mario Alberto Morales, faces charges of aggravated assault for running over a Mexican man, Miguel Parra Hernandez, with his car in Houston, according to his attorney. The incident occurred on October 10 while Morales was chasing Parra Hernandez through a parking lot. A grand jury issued an indictment on Friday for a felony charge of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon.
Morales intends to surrender to authorities at a courthouse on Monday, his attorney, David Lindenmuth, informed the Associated Press. Lindenmuth claimed the incident was an "accident" and accused local officials of "inventing a crime." Parra Hernandez suffered a broken leg and is presently in federal custody at a rehabilitation facility.
The Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency (ICE) stated that Parra Hernandez ran in front of Morales' vehicle. Initially released surveillance footage displays Morales' unmarked SUV as the one that struck Parra Hernandez.
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