Federal prosecutors have filed assault charges against a Venezuelan delivery driver who was shot by a federal immigration agent in Texas, alleging he struck an officer with his side mirror while attempting to flee. The man, who remains hospitalized with a bullet lodged in his back from the September shooting, made his first court appearance in an Austin federal court. Authorities claim he faces one count of assaulting, resisting, and impeding a federal officer, according to a criminal complaint. The case raises questions about the circumstances surrounding the shooting and the driver’s actions during the confrontation.
Garcés Pérez, who was shot in his car by agents, is accused of striking officer with side mirror while trying to drive awayFederal prosecutors on Tuesday announced an assault charge against a Venezuelan delivery driver who was shot in his car by a federal immigration agent in Texas, accusing the man of striking an officer with his side mirror while trying to drive away.Wilber Rafael Garcés Pérez, 28, was charged with one count of assaulting, resisting and impeding a federal officer, according to a criminal complaint. Garcés Pérez, whose attorney has said still has a bullet lodged in his back from the 20 September shooting, made an initial court appearance in an Austin federal court on Tuesday, according to the US attorney’s office in the western district of Texas. Continue reading...
