Moorhead man charged with assault after running over man walking with his ex-wife

MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR/KFGO) — Clay County Attorney’s Office has charged a Moorhead man with 1st-degree assault great bodily harm, and not attempted murder, after police say he ran down a man with his car in Moorhead early Saturday morning.

They say 40-year-old Roel Rivera hit the victim intentionally.

Court documents show the victim was walking with Rivera’s ex-wife and they noticed him circling in a convenience store parking lot.

The victim was struck in a field in the 2800 block of 36th Street South and suffered serious injuries including a broken leg, fractured ribs and internal bleeding.