Federal prosecutors charge Venezuelan shot by ICE agent in Texas with assault
· Telemundo McAllen (KTLM)
SAN ANTONIO, Texas – Federal prosecutors in Texas announced on Tuesday that they have filed assault charges against a Venezuelan delivery driver who was shot in the back by immigration enforcement agents on September 20. A federal complaint alleges that 28-year-old Wilber Rafael Garcés Pérez attempted to flee from the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents who detained him after a judge issued a final deportation order, according to federal prosecutor Justin R. Simmons for the Western District of Texas. The complaint accuses him of grazing an agent with the driver's side mirror and subsequently attempting to run over an agent with his vehicle. If convicted, Garcés Pérez faces up to 20 years in prison. An attorney for Garcés Pérez declined to comment on Tuesday morning.
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