Arrested man accused of trying to disarm Harris County deputy constable

HOUSTON – A young man in northeast Harris County is getting additional charges tacked on after officials said he tried to disarm a deputy during his arrest.

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It happened Saturday when officers on S Sam Houston Parkway East pulled over David Banda, 21, for reckless driving.

While he was being detained, Constable Mark Herman with Harris County Precinct 4, said in a news release Banda was advised charges were accepted. That’s when he “slipped his restraints to the front of his body and attempted to disarm the deputy.”

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During the scuffle, another officer tried to intervene, but Banda hit that deputy in the stomach and face before he was subdued.

The 21-year-old is now charged with attempting to disarm a police officer and assault on a public servant. He is being held on a $60,000 bond at the Harris County Jail.