Overview
- CBS News Texas published video showing Councilman Mike Del Bosque punching and knocking down 60-year-old real estate broker David Collantes outside a Carrier Parkway medical office on April 4
- Del Bosque was arrested days later on misdemeanor assault and criminal mischief charges and remains free on bond as the Dallas County District Attorney’s Office reviews the case
- District Attorney John Creuzot vowed an impartial prosecution and declined further comment on the pending matter
- The City of Grand Prairie said it cannot consider disciplinary action until the legal process concludes and noted that only voters may initiate a recall
- Residents expressed shock and questioned Del Bosque’s fitness for office as his attorney denied the footage shows the full context of the April encounter