Suspect accused of attacking victim causing serious head injury

Inset: Tristian Thomas (McLennan County Jail). Background: Motel in Bellmead, Texas, where Thomas allegedly beat up a man (Google Maps).

A Texas man is accused of assaulting someone already suffering from a traumatic brain injury — allegedly over a crude remark about a woman.

And when cops arrested the suspect, he allegedly threatened them from the back of the patrol car, saying “have fun dying.”

According to court records, Tristian Thomas, a 20-year-old, is currently held in the McLennan County Jail on various charges including injury to a disabled person, burglary, obstruction, and making threats towards a police officer.

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Details from an arrest affidavit acquired by local CBS affiliate KWTX revealed that Thomas allegedly punched the victim, threw him to the ground, and proceeded to stomp on him. The victim sustained a broken ankle, as well as injuries to his left ear and cheek during the altercation that took place on May 18 in Bellmead’s 1300 block of Behrens Circle, located outside Waco.

Although the victim could not recall the incident due to a pre-existing brain injury, detectives managed to secure footage capturing the event. This video footage helped to identify Thomas as the individual believed to be responsible for the assault.

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Thomas is additionally accused of trying to influence a witness who saw the beating. Cops arrested Thomas that same day during a traffic stop.

He proceeded to go on an alleged rant once in the back of the patrol vehicle.