By Allan Lengel
ticklethewire.com
An FBI agent was shot and wounded Thursday while trying to serve a search warrant at a home near the Nez Perce Tribal Fish Hatchery at Cherrylane in rural Nez Perce County in Idaho, The Lewiston Tribune reports.
The agent is recovering from non-life threatening injuries, according to a news release issued by the FBI Salt Lake City division.
The suspect, Manuel P. Villalobos III, 42, was arrested and booked at the Nez Perce County Jail at about 7:30 a.m. Thursday.
The FBI issued a statement:
“On February 7, 2019, an FBI agent was shot while conducting court-authorized activity in Lenore, Idaho, near Lewiston. The agent suffered non-life threatening injuries. No other information will be released at this time.”
