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Man arrested assaulting federal agents

YUMA, Ariz. (KYMA, KECY) - Yuma Sector Border Patrol agents say they arrested a man who assaulted federal agents.

Border Patrol says Masokin Sadykov attacked federal agents during an arrest in Philadelphia this week.

They say Yuma Sector agents, along with their federal partners, were placing him under arrest for being illegally present in the U.S. when he became combative and placed an officer in a chokehold. He also allegedly threw punches.

Sadykov now faces federal charges.

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