Washington (US), 30 Oct. (LaPresse) – An officer from ICE, the US immigration enforcement agency, accused of intentionally running over a Mexican construction worker with his car in Houston, has been charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. This was reported by CNN. According to the Harris County District Attorney’s Office, on 10 October, Mario Alberto Morales was driving an unmarked black vehicle when he struck Miguel Parra Hernandez, 48, who was fleeing. Parra Hernandez was subsequently taken into custody after sustaining a broken leg. The Houston case was brought to light by District Attorney Sean Teare, a Democrat, who is also investigating the killing in July of another Mexican construction worker. The incident sparked a series of protests in the city.
US: ICE officer charged with running over a Mexican construction worker with his car
Washington (US), 30 Oct. (LaPresse) – An officer from ICE, the US immigration enforcement agency, accused of intentionally running over a Mexican construction worker with his car in Houston, has been charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. This was reported by CNN. According to the Harris County District Attorney’s Office, on 10 October, Mario Alberto Morales was driving an unmarked black vehicle when he struck Miguel Parra Hernandez, 48, who was fleeing. Parra Hernandez was subsequently taken into custody after sustaining a broken leg. The Houston case was brought to light by District Attorney Sean Teare, a Democrat, who is also investigating the killing in July of another Mexican construction worker. The incident sparked a series of protests in the city.