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ICE officer charged after his SUV ran over a fleeing man's legs — Houston, Texas — October 10
A Harris County grand jury indicted U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer Mario Alberto Morales, 33, on October 30, 2026, on a second-degree felony charge of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, after an October 10 immigration operation in west Harris County in which his unmarked SUV struck Miguel Parra-Hernandez, 48. District Attorney Sean Teare said prosecutors reviewed surveillance video, body-camera footage and other evidence, and that the video shows the SUV following Parra-Hernandez through a parking lot and striking him, running over his legs; Parra-Hernandez suffered multiple fractures to his right leg and remains in federal custody at a rehabilitation facility. Two handcuffed detainees from an earlier, unrelated operation were inside the SUV at the time, investigators said. ICE disputes the county's account: the agency says Parra-Hernandez ran in front of the vehicle, calls the allegation that the strike was intentional 'reckless and false', and called the indictment a political stunt; the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Texas said he sees no basis for federal charges. Morales's attorney says his client committed no crime. Morales is presumed innocent unless proven guilty; he is on administrative leave and was expected to surrender on the warrant. We are following this case and will update it again as soon as new information comes.
- Date
- October 10, 2026
- Location
- Near Clay Road and Highway 6, west Harris County, Houston, Texas
- Victims
- Miguel Parra-Hernandez, 48, a construction worker — leg broken in multiple places; held in federal custody at a rehabilitation facility when the indictment was announced
- Suspect
- Mario Alberto Morales, 33, a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer, charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon (the vehicle), a second-degree felony carrying 2 to 20 years; on administrative leave
- Stage
- CHARGED
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Update #3 — Defence moves to take the Morales case to federal court; bond bars contact with victim and witnesses
New details have been reported from Monday's court appearance by ICE officer Mario Alberto Morales, beyond his surrender and $30,000 bond. Immediately after bonding out, his defence filed a motion to remove the case to federal court — a federal-officer removal fight, which Harris County District Attorney Sean Teare says the state will fight. His defence team now includes Michael Wynne as lead, with former Harris County District Attorney Kim Ogg as co-counsel alongside David Lindenmuth. His bond conditions also bar him from any contact with the victim, Miguel Parra Hernandez, or with any witnesses detained during the operation. His next state court hearing remains December 2, 2026, and the federal-removal question is still to be decided. We are following this case and will update it again as soon as new information comes. -
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Update #2 — Morales Surrenders, Released on $30,000 Bond; Next Hearing December 2
ICE officer Mario Alberto Morales surrendered on Monday, November 2, and appeared in court in Harris County on the aggravated assault indictment. Judge Matthew Peneguy set his bond at $30,000 — prosecutors had asked for $75,000 — and Morales was released on bond, his attorney David Lindenmuth told CNN. His next court hearing is set for December 2. Morales, a contracted ICE transportation officer, is accused of striking Miguel Parra Hernandez with his ICE vehicle near Houston on October 10, causing multiple leg fractures. We are following this case and will update it again as soon as new information comes. -
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