Dont ComplyJust the News reported that the Harris County District Attorney's Office indicted U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer Mario Alberto Morales on a charge of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, a second-degree felony in Texas punishable by 2 to 20 years in prison. The charge stems from an Oct. 10 operation in which, according to the Harris County Sheriff's Office, agents looking for a truck saw a white truck going the wrong way on a road. Two men got out and ran. One escaped, and the other, identified as Miguel Parra Hernandez, was struck by an ICE vehicle. He underwent surgery for a broken leg and remained hospitalized as of Friday, District Attorney Sean Teare said. ICE named its target as another man, whom Hernandez's attorney says her client does not know. The report included no response from Morales or ICE.
Why it matters
A local prosecutor has brought a felony charge against a federal immigration officer over conduct during an enforcement operation. The charge is an indictment, and Morales has not been convicted.
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