Man allegedly hit woman with car after altercation in Marshall

MARSHALL, Texas (KTAL/KMSS) – Marshall police arrested a man for his involvement in an altercation that ended with a woman being struck by his car.

MPD said an emergency call came in just after 3 a.m. reporting a woman had been run over by a vehicle near the intersection of University Avenue and Wiley Avenue.

When they arrived, officers found a 2018 Dodge Charger on the curb with a female victim partially beneath the vehicle. Brandon Carey, 34, was identified as the driver.

MPD crime scene personnel arrived to investigate the incident.

Investigators learned that Carey and the victim were involved in an altercation earlier at a party on Holland Street and another person witnessed Carey hit the woman. After leaving, they arrived near the intersection where the incident occurred. The situation escalated, resulting in the woman being hit by the vehicle.

Carey was arrested and charged with aggravated assault and abandoning and endangering a child because three children were left home alone to pick up the woman. Carey was booked into the Harrison County Jail where he remains in custody.

The investigation is ongoing.