A grand jury indicted a Texas man for murder related to the July death of boxer Hannah Rapp, the assistant district attorney in Brazos County told ESPN on Thursday.
Authorities previously arrested Charles Eric Medina for manslaughter July 18, when police accounts said his 2008 Honda hit Rapp, who was bicycling with her boyfriend, Will Pollalis, on a rural road outside College Station, Texas. She died at a hospital that same day.
Police said Medina's Honda came within about a foot of clipping Pollalis' left arm. Pollalis reacted by raising his hands and yelling. Medina stopped, reversed the car and hit the 26-year-old Rapp, whose head struck the Honda's rear window, shattering it, police said.
Rapp's mother, Angie Grimes, didn't want to comment on the case but told ESPN by phone Thursday: "I am shattered at the loss of Hannah. My life has drastically changed. There's a before and after her death. I wander around asking how is this possible and how is this my life, and I'm just trying to put the pieces back together. I miss my girl so much."
The grand jury also indicted Medina for aggravated assault Thursday related to Pollalis, who was not hit or hurt in the incident. Jessica Escue, the assistant district attorney in the case, declined further comment.
Authorities had set Medina's bond in July at $500,000 for the aggravated assault arrest and $250,000 for the manslaughter arrest, and the court has yet to reevaluate bond for Thursday's indictment. A hearing in the case is scheduled for Oct. 23.
Medina has a long history with police, including 50 encounters over the past eight years, multiple arrests, jail time and one court-ordered psychological evaluation, after which the judge ruled that he was competent. Including neighboring Grimes County, the total amount of bail money Medina owes related to arrests is more than $1 million.
Grimes said she and Pollalis will speak at a College Station City Council meeting Thursday night when a safe passing ordinance related to bicyclists will be discussed. She said that the hope is that the ordinance, if passed, will be named after Rapp.
"It's not going to bring her back, obviously," Grimes said. "But if it can spare one family from the heartbreak we had to go through, then that can be her legacy. She was always one who stood up for people and spoke when they couldn't speak. She was a fighter in the ring with a heart of gold."
Rapp, a native of Indiana, was a track athlete at Purdue who transitioned to boxing. She relocated to College Station and turned pro in 2024 while maintaining a full-time job as a fire and life safety inspector at Texas A&M.
She started her boxing career 8-0-1 and positioned herself to challenge Tiara Brown for the WBC women's featherweight title at MVPW-04 in June at Caribe Royale Resort in Orlando, Florida. Rapp turned in a spirited effort but lost in a unanimous decision.