DES MOINES, Iowa —An officer
has been indicted on criminal charges in connection with an Iowan's death in
Texas, reported KTVT-TV in Dallas, Fort Worth.
Officer Ernesto Fierro turned
himself in to authorities at 5 p.m. Thursday.
A grand jury found Fierro did
"intentionally, knowingly, or recklessly threaten William Livezey, Jr.
with imminent bodily injury by causing the vehicle driven by said defendant to
drive toward William Livezey, Jr., and did then use or exhibit a deadly weapon..."
The grand jury also found
Fierro subjected Livezey "to an arrest that the defendant knew was
unlawful."
He is charged with aggravated
assault with a deadly weapon, official oppression and three counts of reckless
driving. KTVT said Fierro was released on $85,000 bond.
Iowan Bill Livezey was pulled
over by Fierro on Dec. 11 who was off-duty at the time. Authorities said witnesses told them Fierro
was trying to run Livezey off the road.
The Navarro County Sheriff's
Office told KCCI when their deputies arrived, Livezey said he was feeling ill
and suffered a heart attack. Deputies took the handcuffs off and started CPR.
An ambulance transported
Livezey to a nearby hospital where he was pronounced dead.
KTVT-TV reported that the
Livezey family has hired an attorney to pursue the case.