In this segment of Texas Takedown Weekly, authorities announced an arrest for family violence in Collin County, a high-speed pursuit related to human smuggling near the border, and a 10-year federal prison sentence for illegal reentry.

Choking Assault Allegations: Immigration Detainer Holds Plano Man in Jail

A 40-year-old man identified in jail records as Asif Masih remained in the Collin County jail following his February 20 arrest by the Plano Police Department.

According to Collin County judicial records, Masih is charged with assault of a family or household member by impeding breath or circulation, a third-degree felony; continuous violence against the family, also a third-degree felony; and terroristic threat of a family or household member, a Class A misdemeanor. Bond was set at $40,000 on each felony charge and $5,000 on the misdemeanor charge, records show.

Asif Masih

Jail records also reflect an immigration detainer issued by Homeland Security, listed with no bond amount.

Masih remained in custody as of the latest update, with no release date posted. Authorities have not released additional details about the allegations.

16-Year-Old Behind Wheel in Webb County Chase

In South Texas, the Texas Department of Public Safety reported what it described as a disrupted human smuggling attempt after a pursuit in Webb County.

Lt. Chris Olivarez, a spokesperson for DPS, wrote on February 25 that on February 19, a trooper attempted to stop a white Mazda 3 on Farm-to-Market Road 1472. “The driver fled, leading troopers on a high-speed pursuit. Troopers safely executed a PIT maneuver, bringing the pursuit to an end,” he wrote.

Olivarez added that the driver, identified as a 16-year-old, and passenger Juan Francisco Torres of Laredo were arrested and charged with five counts of smuggling of persons and evading arrest. He stated that five people described as illegal aliens were apprehended and turned over to the U.S. Border Patrol.

A video attached to the post appeared to show portions of the vehicle pursuit and a brief foot chase. Formal charging documents were not immediately available.

Five Times Back, Ten Years Down: Dallas Illegal Reentry Defendant Gets 120 Months

Federal prosecutors in the Northern District of Texas said a Mexican national with prior felony convictions was sentenced to 10 years in prison for illegal reentry.

Ivan Hernandez-Ortiz, 36, residing in Dallas, was sentenced on February 24 by U.S. District Judge Ada Brown to 120 months in federal prison after pleading guilty in October 2025 to illegally reentering the United States, according to a press release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office.

Prosecutors alleged Hernandez-Ortiz had previously been convicted of drug trafficking, theft of a firearm, and sexual abuse of a child, and had been removed from the United States “approximately five times” before reentering again. He was also sentenced in 2015 in the Southern District of Texas for illegal reentry, according to the release.

Immigration and Customs Enforcement conducted the investigation. Special Assistant United States Attorney Marbel Leonel Munoz prosecuted the case, the U.S. Attorney’s Office stated.

A federal sentence reflects a conviction in court.

An arrest is not a finding of guilt, and defendants are presumed innocent unless proven guilty in court.