âWHAT HAPPENED: A Mexican migrant pleaded guilty to assaulting a federal immigration officer by shoving him into oncoming traffic during a traffic stop.
đ€WHO WAS INVOLVED: Ricardo Trejo-Martinez, a 41-year-old illegal alien from QuerĂ©taro, Mexico, and a U.S. Customs and Immigration Enforcement (ICE) deportation officer.
đWHEN & WHERE: The incident occurred on May 20 in Commerce, Georgia, during a traffic stop.
đŹKEY QUOTE: âTrejo-Martinez shoved the deportation officer into the four-lane highway where vehicles were passing,â stated the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Georgia.
đŻIMPACT: Trejo-Martinez has pleaded guilty to assaulting a federal officer and is scheduled for sentencing on January 20.
Ricardo Trejo-Martinez, a Mexican migrant, has pleaded guilty to assaulting a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer. The guilty plea was announced by the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Georgia late Wednesday.
The assault occurred on May 20 in Commerce, Georgia, during a traffic stop. The ICE officer had stopped Trejo-Martinez, 41, to execute an administrative arrest warrant for an illegal alien. Trejo-Martinez refused to identify himself and shoved the officer into a four-lane highway with oncoming traffic.
Trejo-Martinez, who is an illegal immigrant from QuerĂ©taro, Mexico, was charged with assaulting a federal officer and has now pleaded guilty. The U.S. Attorney’s office emphasized the dangerous nature of the assault, stating that vehicles were passing on the highway at the time.
The sentencing for Trejo-Martinez is scheduled for January 20, at which time he will face penalties for his actions.
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