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Venezuelan delivery driver shot by ICE agent is charged with assaulting officer
Federal prosecutors charged Wilber Rafael Garces Perez after alleging he struck an agent with his mirror while fleeing a stop.
The short version
- Federal prosecutors in Texas charged 28-year-old Wilber Rafael Garces Perez with assaulting, resisting, and impeding a federal officer.[CBS News · The Washington Sun]
- Court filings allege Garces Perez struck an ICE officer with his mirror and tried to evade arrest during a traffic stop following a deportation order.[CBS News · The Washington Sun]
- An ICE agent shot Garces Perez in the upper back during the pursuit, leaving a bullet lodged near his spine while he remains in detention.[CBS News · The Washington Sun]
- A federal judge ordered an in-person hearing for Sept. 30, temporarily preventing ICE from deporting him.[CBS News]
Key facts
- Federal prosecutors charged 28-year-old Wilber Rafael Garces Perez with assaulting, resisting, and impeding a federal officer.[CBS News · The Washington Sun]
- Prosecutors allege Garces Perez attempted to escape an ICE traffic stop and hit an agent with his vehicle's side-view mirror.[CBS News · The Washington Sun]
- An ICE agent shot Garces Perez in the back during the pursuit, lodging a bullet near his spine.[CBS News · The Washington Sun]
- Garces Perez faces a maximum penalty of up to 20 years in prison if convicted.[The Washington Sun]
- A federal judge scheduled an in-person hearing for Sept. 30, temporarily halting deportation proceedings.[CBS News]
What remains uncertain
- His legal team states he missed a court hearing leading to a removal order because the notice was sent to a former address.[The Washington Sun]
Sources
Outlet counts describe coverage, not independent confirmation. Reports may share a wire service or original source.
- Man Shot in the Back by an ICE Agent Charged With Assaulting an OfficerThe Washington Sun
- Feds charge Venezuelan man shot by ICE agent with assaulting an officerCBS News - US
- Federal prosecutors charge Venezuelan man shot in his car by ICE agent in Texas with assaulting an officerPBS NewsHour - Politics
- Venezuelan man shot by ICE agent in Texas charged with assaulting an officerThe Guardian - World
- Venezuelan man shot and wounded by ICE agent in Texas is charged with assaulting an officerNBC News - Top Stories
- Venezuelan man shot by ICE officer in Texas is charged with assaultAl Jazeera
- Venezuelan national shot by ICE officer in Austin charged with assaulting federal officerFox News - US News