What started as a routine grocery run on San Antonio’s Southeast Side turned into a months-long felony case, after investigators say a young woman deliberately ran over a teenager in an H‑E‑B parking lot and left him trapped under her car. Authorities say the incident happened last August at the McCreless Market H‑E‑B off South New Braunfels Avenue. The 20-year-old suspect was arrested roughly seven months later, this week, on an aggravated-assault charge tied to the confrontation, as per KENS5.
What investigators say
According to arrest records, the driver has been identified as 20-year-old Julianna Favella. Investigators say Favella accelerated her vehicle toward a 19-year-old man who was pushing a shopping cart, hit him, and sent the cart flying. They allege she then ran over him a second time, leaving him trapped underneath the vehicle. The victim was taken to a hospital for treatment. KENS5 reports that the August incident led to an aggravated-assault warrant, which was served this month, setting off the latest round of court activity.
Legal charges and penalties
Favella is listed in arrest documents as facing an aggravated-assault charge, a serious felony under Texas law. Per Texas Penal Code §22.02, aggravated assault applies when an assault results in serious bodily injury or involves the use of a deadly weapon, and it can carry significant prison time depending on how prosecutors choose to charge the case and what a jury ultimately decides.
Store, evidence and next steps
H‑E‑B’s online listing confirms the McCreless Market location cited by investigators and provides basic details about the store where the clash took place.
Coverage by KENS5 included a booking photo credited to the Bexar County Jail. It was not immediately clear from early reports whether a bond amount had been set or whether a grand jury had handed down a formal indictment. Those details will appear in court dockets as the case progresses.
Where this fits locally
For San Antonio residents, tense scenes in grocery-store parking lots are starting to feel uncomfortably familiar. In recent years, local outlets have documented a string of violent confrontations and shootings in H‑E‑B parking areas across the city.
In 2023, a 2023 H‑E‑B parking-lot shooting left multiple people injured, underscoring how an everyday errand can turn dangerous with little warning…