California Man Accused of Running Over Border Patrol Agent Is Indicted
A California man accused of trying to run over a Border Patrol agent during a high-speed chase has been charge with forcible assault with a Ford Mustang.
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Border Patrol Agent Arrested After Allegedly Beating Man with Helmet Over Cowboys Game
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A Border Patrol agent is in hot water after he was accused of beating another man in the parking lot of a bar with a motorcycle helmet because of an argument over a Dallas Cowboys game, Valley Central reports. Hector David Arredondo, 42, was arrested on an aggravated assault charge on…
Border Patrol Agents Smash Window of American Trucker, Pulls Him Out for Not Answering Questions
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com An American trucker who refused to answer questions from the Border Patrol was yanked out of his truck by agents after they smashed his window as a camera rolled, the Houston Chronicle reports. The truck driver was arrested at a checkpoint near Falfurrias in Texas, about 60 miles north of the…
Mother of Teen Shot by Border Patrol Wants Name of Agent to Be Made Public
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Should the name of a Border Patrol agent who shot and killed a Mexican teen be released to the public? A federal judge is expected to hear arguments Thursday from the family of the teen who wants the agent to be identified, the Arizona Daily Star reports. The mother of Jose…
Border Patrol Agent Arrested on Charges of Fatally Shooting Man in Southern California
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A U.S. Border Patrol agent has been arrested and suspended after being accused of fatally shooting a 27-year-old Moreno Valley man in the southern California town of East Hemet, the Press Enterprise reports. Authorities arrested John Demery, 40, who is assigned to the Border Patrol’s San Diego Sector Newton-Azrak Station in…
Border Patrol Agents Forced to Share Rifles After Problems Found with M4 Carbines
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Some U.S. Border Patrol agents are being forced to share their rifles while on patrol near Tucson because the agency is inspecting the quality of the M4 carbines, KVOA reports. “There’s a lot of agents that are pretty upset over it,” said Art del Cueto, president of the Border Patrol’s Tucson…
Smugglers Dropped Large Amount of Marijuana from Ultralight Aircraft
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Drug smugglers have tried all kinds of clever – and not so clever – ways to get their products across the Mexican border and into the U.S. On Tuesday morning, Border Patrol agents in the Tucson Sector seized nearly $100,000 worth of marijuana dropped from an ultralight aircraft Tuesday, AZ Family reports….
One Person Killed by Border Patrol During Shootout on Edge of Arizona Reservation
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com One person was killed following a shootout between Border Patrol agents and suspects on the edge of a Native American reservation near Tucson, the Arizona Republic reports. Another suspect fled after the shootout about 10 miles southwest of Tucson. Border Patrol spokesman Vic Brabble said the suspects were armed and that…