Two Mexican nationals pleaded guilty to assaulting a federal officer in Texas, a crime that could carry up to eight years in prison. The altercation took place just outside El Paso.
Two Mexican nationals pleaded guilty on Thursday to assaulting a Border Patrol agent in Texas, the U.S. Attorney’s Office said.
According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office, District of New Mexico, Jose Maria Reyes-Fuentes, 23, and his brother Juventino Darinel Reyes-Fuentes, 29, both Mexican nationals, had struck a Border Patrol Agent from the Santa Teresa Patrol Station who attempted to arrest them on Aug. 20, 2023.
Juventino Darinel and Jose Maria will remain in custody pending sentencing, which has not been scheduled.
They face up to eight years in prison.
Alexander M.M. Uballez, United States Attorney for the District of New Mexico, and Raul Bujanda, Special Agent in Charge of the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Albuquerque Field Office, said the altercation happened when a Border Patrol agent began pursuing a group of five to seven migrants who were riding on an all-terrain vehicle.
