Killeen Man Indicted for Assaulting Officer: Shocking Incident on FM 440 Sparks Legal Action
Killeen, Texas – A Killeen man has been indicted by a Bell County grand jury on charges of assaulting and injuring a local police officer. Saleem Zahir Mahdi, 42, was released from the Bell County Jail after posting a bond of $100,000. The incident occurred on December 11, 2023, when Killeen police officers responded to a report of a man passed out in a vehicle on Farm-to-Market 440 and West Elms Road. When the officer tried to wake Mahdi, he became belligerent and attempted to drive away. During the ensuing struggle, Mahdi struck the officer … Read more