HOUSTON — Additional charges have been filed against the man accused of stealing an 18-wheeler and ramming it into a Texas DPS office in Brenham after he was denied a Commercial Driver's License.
Clenard Parker, 42, now faces a felony murder charge along with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon on a public servant, aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and criminal mischief. Those charges will be added to his previous charges which included:
- Three counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon causing serious bodily injury
- One count of evading arrest or detention causing serious bodily injury
- One count of unauthorized use of a vehicle
What happened
On April 12, Parker allegedly stole a big rig from Chappell Hill, which is about 15 minutes away from Brenham.
When law enforcement spotted the stolen big rig, they tried to get Parker to stop but he reportedly took off and eventually crashed into the Texas DPS office in Brenham. At one point, Parker drove the big rig out of the DPS office and had intentions of crashing through the building again, but he was quickly taken out of the driver's seat by law enforcement and put in handcuffs, DPS reported.
The impact of the crash injured 14 people in total. Six of those 14 were taken to hospitals where one died. The other eight were treated on scene and released.
Parker was not hurt.
DPS said Parker drove the 18-wheeler into the Brenhan office the day after he was denied the a Commercial Driver's License renewal.
The Texas Rangers continue to investigate