[Daily Mail, where America gets its news] - Houston Police Officer Lucas Vieira was indicted by a Harris County grand jury on Sunday over the July 2019 incident involving Aundre Howard
- Howard had initially been stopped by police for an expired vehicle registration
- He was immediately handcuffed by officers but then tried to flee the scene
- Body camera footage showed Howard running away as Vieira yelled: 'Just (expletive) shoot his (expletive)!'
- After being detained by another officer, Vieira allegedly beat Howard on the back of his head with a set of handcuffs
- Vieira was fired in April after Howard filed an excessive force lawsuit against the officer and the police department regarding his arrest
- Howard was originally charged with felony evading arrest and possession of more than four grams of cocaine but those charges were later dismissed
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