[UPDATE] Houston DA says video shows ICE officer ran a man over on purpose, weighs assault charge
Harris County DA Sean Teare cites aggravated assault with a deadly weapon; ICE says the man ran in front of the vehicle.
Teare says ICE is not cooperating and may have let data in the vehicle be erased. Miguel Parra Hernandez, 48, remains in ICE custody facing more surgery, per The Guardian.
PREVIOUSLY
On Saturday, Oct. 10, an ICE officer chasing another man hit Parra Hernandez with a vehicle in northwest Harris County, breaking his leg. DHS said its target, Jose Mendoza-Cervantes, had a final removal order.
The two accounts:
- ICE says Parra Hernandez ran in front of the vehicle.
- His lawyer says he never knew the man agents were chasing.
- Teare says the video makes intent "pretty obvious"; no charge has been filed yet.