A Texas grand jury indicted ICE agent Mario Alberto Morales Friday on a charge of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, alleging he drove his vehicle into Miguel Parra Hernandez, who was on foot, earlier this month, the Harris County District Attorney’s Office said Friday.
\n\nThe indictment of Morales, 33, was handed up by a Harris County grand jury Friday morning. District Attorney Sean Teare and the Harris County Sheriff’s Office scheduled a news conference for later Friday.
\n\nThe Oct. 10 collision left Parra with hip, leg and ankle injuries, including a broken leg, according to his family and representatives.
\n\nIn a statement issued after the collision, ICE said Parra “ran in front of an ICE vehicle and was struck.” The agent was driving an SUV.
\n\nBut after reviewing video collected by investigators in his office from local businesses and bystanders, Teare accused the agent of deliberately running over Parra. ICE has previously said accusations that its agent intentionally struck Parra were “reckless” and “false.”
\n\nDHS did not immediately respond to a request for comment about the indictment.
\n\nDHS placed an officer on administrative leave after the collision, a senior DHS official told NBC News earlier this month.
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