Judge Increases Bond To $400K For Suspect In Road Rage Shooting

HOUSTON, TX — A man who police said injured a family of four during a road rage incident on July 4th may not be getting out of jail any time soon. A judge increased the bond for Bayron Rivera from $100,000 to $400,000 on Tuesday.

Rivera is charged with two counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, and two counts of aggravated assault after he allegedly fired an AR-15 semi-automatic rifle at a pickup during a road rage incident.

A shot from the AR-15 is believed to have ignited fireworks inside that severely burned a man, his wife, and their two young children, according to police.

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Police said the incident began just before 8 p.m. in the parking lot of a Fiesta Mart, located in the 1800 block of W. Mount Houston Road when Rivera and the victim began arguing.

The argument carried over several minutes later to a nearby gas station, where Rivera allegedly pulled a gun and fired inside the victim's pickup as he drove away.

Rivera turned himself in to police on Sunday night and has been in the Harris County Jail since.
Prosecutors asked for a bond increase because Rivera knew there were children inside the pickup when he fired the weapon, KPRC reported.

"The judge agreed with that and raised the bond to $100,000 on each charge, and he has four charges," Amanda Petroff, the chief prosecutor with the Harris County District Attorney’s Office told KPRC. "To me, it’s critical for the safety of the community. The injuries that these children suffered are severe."

The case is expected to be presented to the Harris County grand jury.

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