HARRIS COUNTY, Texas – The man who serves as Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez’ chief of staff has been charged in connection to a 2023 incident where a teenager was injured.
Jason Spencer posted a $2,500 bond after turning himself in for the injury to a child charge.
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Court documents say the incident happened on Sept. 15, 2023.
According to the documents, Spencer grabbed the then 14-year-old boy by his hoodie and slammed him against a bedroom wall. The boy then fell and hit his head on a bed frame. The boy allegedly told police he ran down stairs trying to get away, at which time Spencer grabbed a plastic gun case and threw it at him, causing him to fall down the stairs and land on his face. Spencer then allegedly held the boy down by his arms while he was on the floor.
The documents say the teenager had bruising to his back as well as multiple abrasions, bruises, as well as a small hematoma to his skull. He also had multiple abrasions to his left wrist, right arm, back and face.
Spencer’s attorney, Murray Newman, released this statement:
It is an unfortunate occurrence that in some family court cases, a party will try to use the criminal justice system to gain an advantage in a non-criminal case and that is what we believe has happened here, Jason has cooperated with the investigating authorities completely in this matter and he turned himself into the court this morning to address these charges in court. We believe that once these allegations are more closely examined the facts will show that he simply did not break the law. He loves his children and will not be commenting any further about the facts of this case.
KPRC 2 has reached out to the Harris County Sheriff’s Office for comment, but so far we have not heard back.
Spencer’s next court date is scheduled for Thursday.