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Lucas Vieira is set to return to work in June and receive three years of backpay, according to an arbitration hearing officer.

The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals dropped charges against the former officer last month after the DA's office filed the case two days after the court deadline.

Former HPD officer Lucas Vieira no longer faces a charge of aggravated assault by a public servant after the DA's office failed to indict him on time.

Image via Getty A former Houston police officer is facing decades behind bars after he allegedly beat a handcuffed suspect. According to NBC News, Lucas Vieira was indicted last week on aggravated assault charges stemming from the 2019 arrest of Aundre Howard. The incident took place on July 7, when Houston PD officers pulled Howard over for expired registration. During the traffic stop, officers handcuffed the 34-year-old man and began searching him before he attempted to flee on foot. Body cam footage showed Vieira chasing the suspect while shouting, “Shoot his ass” to a second offic...

'Just shoot his a**!' Moment Houston cop who is now charged with assault tells colleague to shoot fleeing suspect during traffic stop before battering him in the head with handcuffs Houston Police Officer Lucas Vieira was indicted by a Harris County grand jury on Sunday over the July 2019 incident involving Aundre Howard  Howard had initially been stopped by police for an expired vehicle registration He was immediately handcuffed by officers but then tried to flee the scene  Body camera footage showed Howard running away as Vieira yelled: 'Just (expletive) shoot his (expletive)!'    Afte...