Fired New Caney ISD paraprofessional accused of assaulting 7th grade student with autism charged with assault

PORTER, Texas (KTRK) — A fired New Caney ISD paraprofessional accused of attacking a student with autism has been charged with assault.

Carson Martin, 24, faces two counts of injury to a child/elderly/disabled person, according to Montgomery County online records. A warrant has been issued for his arrest.

Last month, Eyewitness News spoke with Denise Gomez about her son Max’s injuries. On Friday evening she celebrated good news after weeks of struggle.

“I’m grateful that the district attorney picked up the charges and is going to do something about it because my son deserved justice,” Gomez said.

Max is in 7th grade at Woodridge Forest Middle School. His mother said he came home twice in October with bruises on his chest. New Caney ISD has retrieved security video, she said. The paraprofessional who was with Max has been fired, the district said in a statement.

An injunction was issued this week. Bail is set at $30,000 for each count.

“It’s a big setback, the damage he’s done to Max. I don’t know how long this is going to last, but it’s going to take a while to get him back on track and get him comfortable again,” Gomez said.

No one answered at Martin’s home in New Caney, and he did not respond to ABC13’s request for comment.

Max’s family fights for responsibility.

“Max is non-verbal, but he has us and we are here to speak for him,” said his aunt Sarahi Gomez. “We are definitely going to be loud and make sure he is heard because what happened to him is completely unfair.”

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