Taral Patel, a candidate for Fort Bend county commissioner, is facing a third-degree felony charge of online impersonation and a misdemeanor charge of misrepresentation of identity. Patel previously served as chief of staff for KP George, who has endorsed Patel for the county commissioner seat. After winning the Democratic primary earlier this year, Patel is set to run against incumbent Republican Andy Meyers in the November elections. Patel was booked in the jail on Wednesday on a $20,000 bond for the felony charge and a $2,500 bond for the misdemeanor charge. The district attorney's office did not provide any additional information regarding the nature of the charges. Read the this story and more Fort Bend County news at houstonpublicmedia.org #FortBendCounty