State and local police arrested and charged Hernando Garcia-Morales on Jan. 9

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New Jersey Turnpike State Police arrested Garcia-Morales on the listed charges and Bogota Police filed the cited charges, as recorded in police/charging records.

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The Department of Homeland Security announced that ICE lodged an arrest detainer for Hernando Garcia-Morales, an individual from Mexico accused of throwing a baseball-sized rock at a school bus in Teaneck Township, New Jersey, which allegedly fractured an 8-year-old student’s skull. Local police arrested Garcia-Morales and charged him with multiple offenses; DHS said he has prior arrest records and that his date of entry to the U.S. is unknown. DHS leadership also highlighted the relaunch of the VOICE office and provided a hotline for victims of crimes involving noncitizens.

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Multiple reputable local and federal sources confirm Hernando Garcia-Morales was arrested in early January and charged with aggravated assault and related offenses, and that Bogota police linked/charged him in separate rock‑throwing and trespassing incidents. The DHS press release states he was arrested on January 9 by New Jersey Turnpike State Police for “Aggravated Assault, Resisting Arrest, and Possession of Weapon” and that the Bogota Police Department charged him with aggravated assault, criminal trespassing (defiant/peering) and criminal mischief; local outlets (NorthJersey, ABC7, FOX29) report the arrest and multiple related charges and link him to incidents in Bogota. Verdict: True — contemporaneous reporting and the DHS statement corroborate that he was arrested around Jan. 9 on aggravated‑assault and related charges and that Bogota police filed charges related to other incidents.

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Update · Jan 26, 2026, 09:01 PMTrue
Multiple reputable local and federal sources confirm Hernando Garcia-Morales was arrested in early January and charged with aggravated assault and related offenses, and that Bogota police linked/charged him in separate rock‑throwing and trespassing incidents. The DHS press release states he was arrested on January 9 by New Jersey Turnpike State Police for “Aggravated Assault, Resisting Arrest, and Possession of Weapon” and that the Bogota Police Department charged him with aggravated assault, criminal trespassing (defiant/peering) and criminal mischief; local outlets (NorthJersey, ABC7, FOX29) report the arrest and multiple related charges and link him to incidents in Bogota. Verdict: True — contemporaneous reporting and the DHS statement corroborate that he was arrested around Jan. 9 on aggravated‑assault and related charges and that Bogota police filed charges related to other incidents.
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