Texas grand jury indicts ICE officer in Houston collision

A Harris County grand jury indicted U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer Mario Alberto Morales on aggravated assault with a deadly weapon over a collision that injured Miguel Parra Hernandez in Houston on October 10. The charge alleges Morales intentionally drove into Hernandez; the indictment is not a finding of guilt. Harris County District Attorney Sean Teare said prosecutors believe surveillance video shows Morales’ SUV pursuing Hernandez as he ran away and steering toward him. Video played at an October 30 news conference showed the vehicle following a man on foot before Hernandez was seen on the ground. Prosecutors also released body-camera footage and a 911 recording. In the call, Morales said he had tried to get around Hernandez and that Hernandez hit his vehicle. ICE disputes the allegation of an intentional strike. The agency said Hernandez ran in front of its vehicle and called the claims against Morales false. Morales’ attorney, David Lindenmuth, told the Associated Press that his client committed no crime and considered the collision accidental. The competing accounts leave the circumstances and intent to be tested in court. Hernandez suffered a broken...