Deputy Maher Husseini death: Galveston County district attorney identifies Athir Murady as evading suspect pulled from water [Video]

GALVESTON COUNTY, Texas (KTRK) — The vehicle connected with a Harris County Precinct 4 constable deputy’s murder may not have been spotted if it weren’t for an attentive Galveston deputy city marshal who was on his way home from work.

The Galveston County District Attorney has identified the suspect as Athir Murady.

According to District Attorney Jack Roady, Murady is charged with the felony offense of evading arrest.

“He is being treated in the hospital. Our office will request that he be denied bail,” Roady disclosed in a statement Wednesday.

The Galveston Police Department said it received information about a “be on the lookout” alert for a vehicle and license plate belonging to the suspect vehicle involved in Cpl. Maher Husseini’s murder, which authorities said occurred a couple of hours earlier and 60 miles away in southwest Houston.

According to Galveston PD, Sgt. Nick Yeley, a deputy city marshal responsible for code enforcement, noticed the …