Bond reduced for Houston teen charged with murder in crash that killed three valets

HARRIS COUNTY, Texas – A 17-calendar year-old defendant charged with murder and aggravated assault in a crash that killed 3 valets in west Houston appeared in court docket Monday.

Ahmedal Tayeb Elnouman Modawi, 17, is billed with three counts of murder and 1 depend of aggravated assault with significant bodily harm in the 230th Point out District Court docket.

Past week, Modawi appeared in possible trigger court exactly where a his bond was set at $350,000 — $100,000 for each murder count and $50,000 related to the wounding of the passenger who was in the motor vehicle with Modawi for the duration of the law enforcement pursuit.

Appear Monday, Judge Chris Morton of Harris County’s 230th Prison District Courtroom reduced Modawi’s bond from $350,000 to $220,000 — $60,000 for every murder rely and $40,000 for the aggravated assault.

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Modawi is scheduled to seem in court once more on Dec. 15.

According to courtroom documents examine throughout the possible bring about listening to very last week, Modawi is from Sudan and is not a U.S. Citizen. He has resided with his relatives in Houston for the earlier five decades.

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The fatal crash happened at close to 10:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 1 in the 5800 block of Fairdale Lane right after a Sergeant with the Houston Police Department spotted Modawi, who was driving a white Infiniti G37, carrying out donuts in a parking whole lot nearby. When the sergeant activated his sirens in an try to conduct a site visitors halt, Modawi fled at highways speeds down the household street.

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Modawi then strike three valets, 22-calendar year-previous Eric Orduna, 23-calendar year-previous Nick Rodriguez and 18-12 months-outdated Fnan Measho, prior to flipping the car and crashing into a fence. Equally Modawi and a passenger in the Infiniti G37 sustained inures in the crash. Modawi experienced a broke leg and his passenger, who was ejected from the automobile all through the crash, sustained really serious accidents to both equally legs. They had been equally transported to an region hospital in secure condition, police reported.

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All a few adult men Modawi struck were declared dread at the scene.

Modawi was himself a valet and experienced been driving a client’s automobile for the duration of the law enforcement pursuit and subsequent crash.

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Law enforcement decided Modawi was not intoxicated at the time of the crash. He was taken into custody.

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