Fleeing Smugglers Who Assaulted Border Patrol Agents Handed Multi-Year Sentences
· Texas Border Business
Two men, Adrian Isaac Pimentel-Garcia and Juan Carlos Lopez Jr., have been sentenced to federal prison for smuggling illegal aliens and assaulting federal agents. Pimentel-Garcia, a 20-year-old from Mexico, and Lopez, 24, from Laredo, both pleaded guilty to their charges. U.S. District Judge Diana Saldana sentenced them to 36 months in prison. The incidents occurred in December 2025, when Pimentel-Garcia assaulted a Border Patrol agent while trying to escape, and Lopez led authorities on a vehicle chase while transporting illegal aliens. Both cases are part of Operation Take Back America, aimed at combating illegal immigration and violent crime.
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