Posted on 11/11/2008 2:33:06 PM PST by SwinneySwitch
BROWNSVILLE — A 25-year-old Mexican man pleaded guilty to assaulting a Border Patrol agent with a deadly weapon and illegally possessing the weapon, federal prosecutors said Monday.
Bernardo Javier Gutierrez admitted to the charges in federal court in Laredo on Friday.
Two men who were with Gutierrez pleaded guilty to being accessories after the fact and hindering and preventing Gutierrez’s apprehension.
Gutierrez fired at two Border Patrol agents from a pickup as the agents pursued unauthorized immigrants near Rio Bravo on Sept. 13.
One agent took cover and fired back as the truck sped away. Other agents apprehended the truck and caught Gutierrez after a foot chase.
Gutierrez is being held without bond. He faces up to 20 years in prison for the assault and up to 10 years for the gun possession.
The border agents were then sentenced to 5 years in prison.
/*end sarcasm
I was wondering how many years they got????
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