Federal prosecutors charge Venezuelan man shot in his car by ICE agent in Texas with assaulting an officer
Also reported by Guardian World
Summary
Federal prosecutors charged Wilber Rafael Garces Perez, a Venezuelan delivery driver, with assaulting a federal officer after he was shot by an ICE agent in Texas. The charge states that Garces Perez hit an officer with his car’s side mirror while trying to drive away during an immigration stop.Key Facts
- Garces Perez was shot on September 20 by a federal immigration agent in Austin, Texas.
- He has a bullet still lodged in his back from the shooting.
- He is charged with assaulting, resisting, and impeding a federal officer.
- The incident began when officers tried to stop him after seeing his car registered to him with a final order of removal.
- Garces Perez declined to exit the vehicle and later drove off, hitting an officer with his side mirror.
- The officer who fired the shot was not wearing a body camera; another officer’s camera footage arrived after the shooting.
- ICE plans said its agents would have body cameras by the end of September.
- Garces Perez faces up to 20 years in prison if convicted and his attorneys are seeking to stop his removal from the U.S.
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