Man sentenced to prison for assaulting agent
Twenty-nine-year-old Jose Perdomo is serving time in prison after assaulting an agent in March, according to U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
Perdomo threw a large rock at an agent while resisting arrest after agents suspected he illegally entered the United States on March 7.
The rock hit the agent in the arm and Perdomo made an effort to abscond back into Mexico, but other agents responded and arrested him.
“The U.S. Border Patrol will not tolerate assaults on agents,” said Chief Patrol Agent Gloria I. Chavez. “Let this be a stark warning to others that if you assault one of our agents, we will aggressively pursue charges against you.”
Perdomo plead guilty to the felony of Assaulting a Federal Officer and was sentenced to 15 months in prison and 3 years of supervised release on August 20.
