The US Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer accused of running over an undocumented immigrant from Mexico with a vehicle was released on a $30,000 bond Monday after appearing in court for a bond hearing, according to his attorney.

A grand jury indicted Mario Alberto Morales Friday on a charge of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon after he allegedly struck the man, causing multiple leg fractures. Morales’ next court hearing is set for December 2, according to his attorney David Lindenmuth.

Morales was driving an ICE vehicle, a Jeep Grand Cherokee, near Houston on October 10 when he started to pursue a vehicle driven by Miguel Parra Hernandez, an ICE spokesperson said. Parra Hernandez, who has lived in Harris County for more than 30 years, has no criminal record and had no deportation order at the time of the incident, Harris County District Attorney Sean Teare said at a news conference Friday.

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    I like how the headline has to say that it was an undocumented immigrant. We can see which direction this source leans.

    That agent illegally and maliciously ran over a fleeing person. That person’s immigration status is irrelevant.

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        They can’t even dress it up they are so incompetent.

        “He was in a 2013 Cherokee ram killer 4x woof edition and pursuing a dude in a type of vehicle of some sort” in before it was a scooter.

        “He didn’t have an order out and had done nothing but still he was illegal” in before he was a productive and helpful guy

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    I thought the GOP wasn’t gonna bond out criminals any more. That’s what they are claiming their judges are doing and that crime is down because of them.

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    Do you guys think letting armed, racist maniacs run rampant under the cover of DHS is a bad idea?
    Surely not, right?

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    Released because he’s not gonna run over more pedestrians? Wtf is his driver’s license revoked?