Venezuelan man shot by ICE charged with assault
In Texas, federal prosecutors are charging a Venezeulan delivery driver, who was shot by an ICE officer earlier this month, with assaulting a federal officer.
The criminal complaint includes images which claim to show the side-view mirror of a car driven by Wilber Rafael Garces Perez striking an officer’s torso.
He has been charged with one count of assaulting, resisting and impeding a federal officer.
Body cam footage from the incident shows the 28-year-old being treated after he was shot in the back. Garces Perez was facing a final removal order from the U.S. If convicted, he faces up to 20 years in prison.
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