An Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent has been arrested in Texas on charges related to his actions during President Donald Trump‘s immigration crackdown in Minnesota.
ICE agent Christian Castro was apprehended Friday by law enforcement officials from both states after the Hennepin County attorney’s office charged him with four counts of second-degree assault this month and another charge of filing a false police report, reported The New York Times.
The 52-year-old federal agent is accused of shooting a Venezuelan immigrant on Jan. 14 and lying about it.
Castro scuffled with migrant Alfredo Aljorna during an arrest attempt following a car chase, according to court documents, and prosecutors said he fired into the man’s house after he broke loose and ran inside.
The gunshot wounded Aljorna’s roommate Julio C. Sosa-Celis in the leg, but the officer told police after violent protests erupted in response to the shooting that three men had bludgeoned him with a shovel and broom, and he claimed to have fired his gun in fear for his life.
However, prosecutors reviewed police surveillance video that showed Castro was lying about the incident, and investigators dropped charges against Aljorna and Sosa-Celis.
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