Posted on 09/05/2010 11:16:19 PM PDT by Cindy
NOTE The following text is a quote:
Mexican Man Found Guilty of Assault on Two Border Patrol Agents and Illegal Re-Entry After Deportation
TUCSON—Jaime Martinez-Garcia, 26, of Guaymas, Sonora, Mexico, was found guilty of two counts of assault on a federal officer and one count of illegal re-entry after deportation by a federal jury in Tucson on August 31, 2010. The case was tried before United States District Court Judge David C. Bury. The defendant remains in custody pending sentencing.
“In Arizona, Border Patrol Agents risk their lives on a daily basis patrolling in remote desert canyons and other harsh terrain.” said U.S. Attorney Dennis K. Burke. “We won't tolerate attacks on them, and will aggressively prosecute those who do so.”
The evidence at trial showed that on May 23, 2009, the defendant crossed illegally into the U.S. after having just been deported on May 20, 2010. When the defendant was encountered by a U.S. Border Patrol agent in Potero Canyon, west of Nogales, he refused to comply with the agent’s orders to stop and physically fought the agent, kicking him in the leg. The defendant was able to run away. Another Border Patrol agent had almost caught up to the defendant when the defendant stopped and picked up a large rock. The agent drew his weapon and ordered the defendant to drop the rock. Instead, the defendant threw the rock at the agent, striking the agent on the leg. The defendant picked up another rock and, after refusing to drop the rock as ordered, the agent fired at the defendant, hitting him.
At sentencing, the defendant faces a maximum sentence of eight years for each assault on a federal officer conviction, a maximum of 10 years for the illegal re-entry conviction, and up to a $250,000.00 fine. In determining an actual sentence, Judge Bury will consult the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines, which provide appropriate sentencing ranges. The judge, however, is not bound by those guidelines in determining a sentence.
The investigation leading to the guilty verdicts was conducted by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the United States Border Patrol. The prosecution was handled by Ann Demarais, Assistant U.S. Attorney, District of Arizona, Tucson.
CASE NUMBER: CR-09-1164-TUC-DCB(CRP) RELEASE NUMBER: 2010-197-Martinez-Garcia
This is a surprise! The Border Agent isn’t in jail yet?
Probably avoided prosecution by virtue of being a bad shot.
C'mon, give Holder time. It is a holiday weekend, after all. 0 probably turns his phone off, so he can have some 'him time.'
By Tuesday, 0 will have announced that the agents behaved stupidly.
By Friday, Givens will have released the administration's plans for looking into possible racial profiling.
Friday evening, a statement will be released (quietly) that Holder has declined prosecution and the illegal immigrant is being offered citizenship and resettlement for himself and 32 members of his extended family.
By the following Monday, the agents will have been arrested. Tuesday, 0 will announce that the entire situation highlights the need for comprehensive immigration reform.
Somewhere in the mix, 0 will have apologized to the Muslims, and Clinton will have submitted the incident to the U.N. to highlight how the U.S. violates human rights.
Propagandists throwing the public a bone to imply they are doing their job!
Just wait till those inter agency injunctions come raining down along with offers to appeal and a condo with a pool and a cerveza bar to wait out the search for an anchor baby to adopt, scholarships saved and created, and profuse apologies for the lack of navigation aides and unauthorized searches!
This officially ends all hostilities between our countries along with any American Deeds of Trust within one mile of the Rio Grande.
Like the Dos Equis commercial suggests, Stay Thirsty, My Friend
The sentence: Three months and reduced for time served. He’ll be on the streets in Phoenix in a month.
I'd be looking at 5-10 years if I assaulted an officer -> if I survived.
This has been yet another FO&DO moment from the Just Effing with the citizens Dept.
Nicely done "Public Warning"
Thank you - I just wish the public warning wasn't a verbatim quote from a sign posted by our government. That seems to be their solution to our economy and now illegal immigration. Throw up a sign and their work is done.
Sounds about right.
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