ICE Agent Accused of Lying About Events Leading to Shooting of Venezuelan, According to AP
· Telemundo McAllen (KTLM)
Federal prosecutors have accused a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent of lying to investigators about the events that led to the shooting of a Venezuelan during a migration enforcement operation in Minneapolis earlier this year, a person familiar with the matter told The Associated Press. The individual, who was not authorized to speak publicly about the investigation and spoke on condition of anonymity, indicated that Christian Castro, the agent who allegedly shot Julio Cesar Sosa Celis in the leg in January, has been charged with making false statements to federal investigators. The federal charges come after Castro was released from jail last week, following Texas Governor's refusal to immediately sign an extradition order to hand him over to Minnesota authorities, who have separately charged him with assault and filing a false report related to the same shooting. Federal authorities initially charged Sosa Celis and another man with hitting an agent with a broomstick and a snow shovel during the confrontation. However, federal prosecutors dropped the charges against the men after video evidence suggested that the agents may have lied about the incident, prompting authorities to open an investigation.
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