BP agent assaulted in attempt to arrest suspect

An illegal alien assaulted a Tucson Station Border Patrol agent in an attempt to evade arrest on Thursday evening.

BP agents tracked a group of suspected illegal aliens and were able to detain one suspect before the remaining three fled.

While one agent attempted to secure the suspect, a 25-year-old Honduran national, fellow agents continued pursuing the rest of the group.

The suspect became combative while the agent attempted to secure him, striking the agent’s head against a rock. Nearby agents responded to the scene and assisted in restraining the suspect who continued to resist arrest.

The injured agent, a former paramedic, evaluated the suspect and rendered medical assistance before allowing his own profusely bleeding wounds to be examined. The arrested man was taken to a local hospital for precautionary treatment.

An Air and Marine Operations helicopter transported the assaulted agent to an awaiting emergency medical technician for treatment before taking him to a local hospital for further evaluation and emergency care.

The assaultive subject will be prosecuted for assault on a federal officer.