An undocumented immigrant from Mexico pleaded guilty Thursday to assaulting a Border Patrol agent with a Ford F-250 truck and smuggling illegal immigrants, Border Scope reports.
Jose Alberto Izquierdo-Gonzalez , 26, is to remain in custody pending sentencing, which has not yet been set, according to Border Scope.
Izquierdo-Gonzalez is accused of ramming Border Patrol vehicles with his truck after they say they spotted him loading illegal immigrants into his truck.
One agent was injured, and some of the immigrants suffered minor injuries.
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