Posted on 01/07/2023 3:35:24 PM PST by red-dawg
A Texas grand jury has dropped the charges against a man accused of throwing unopened White Claw cans
at Sen. Ted Cruz during the Astros World Series parade in Houston last year.
The 182nd District Court in Harris County dismissed the aggravated assault with a deadly weapon charge against Joseph Halm Arcidiacono on Friday, January 6
after a grand jury failed to find an indictment, according to a court filing reported by the Houston Chronicle.
Arcidiacono was arrested without incident at the parade in downtown Houston on November 7 after he reportedly ran up to the parade barrier wall, threw the two unopened cans and ran away.
Cruz, who was standing in the back of a military vehicle and waving to attendees, was reportedly hit in the chest and neck. He reportedly did not need medical attention.
Police said Arcidiacono was apprehended by another parade-watcher and told officers, “I know, I’m an idiot. I’m sorry,” while he was being detained.
He was booked into the Harris County jail and released on a $40,000 bond.
(Excerpt) Read more at mysanantonio.com ...
Cruz tweeted that the guy had a noodle for an arm.
Surprise! democrat soldiers are always protected by the democrat party’s legal system.
Insurrection!
I can only wish more illegal immigrants on Houston.
Simple assault should be easy.
B. f. s.!
Prosecutors can over-charge a case, and gets the guy off scot free.
Just another example of selective enforcement.
He should be in prison for possession of a White Claw.
I’d say the venue (location) had more to do with it than over charging. The charge was a just charge, and it was just lucky that he did not actual damage, as was Cruz.
No case. Per Cruz the guy had a
‘noodle arm”.
threw the two unopened cans and ran away.
Cruz, who was standing in the back of a military vehicle and waving to attendees, was reportedly hit in the chest and neck. He reportedly did not need medical attention.
Didn’t know you could assault anyone, particularly a sitting senator and get immunity
> Didn’t know you could assault anyone, particularly a
> sitting senator and get immunity
He gets immunity because democrat.
LOL!
I was thinking the same thing
They can still charge him federally...
Houston is now New Orleans West.
Not Craw…Craw!!!
They can still charge him federally...
They can still charge him federally...
A Harris County grand jury ... probably got off because none of them could read or write English and the DA who is a Dem pimp filled out the paperwork.
All political protest is equal under the law. Leftist protest is just more equal.
You know the politics of each grand juror?
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