Border Patrol Agent Rescues Mother, Child from Swarm of Bees
So many bees covered a Guatemalan mother protecting her child that a Border Patrol agent believed he saw a bundle of clothing.
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Supreme Court to Tackle Thorny Case of U.S.-Mexico Border Shooting
When Mexican teenagers are shot at the American border, can American families sue in U.S. courts?
Ex-DEA Task Force Officer in Texas Pleads Guilty to Lying
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com A former DEA task force officer, who worked for the McAllen, Tex. police department, has pleaded guilty to providing false statements in connection with a federal conspiracy case. On Thursday, Ricardo Ruiz Jr. agreed to plead guilty to one count of giving false statements to federal agents, in exchange government prosecutors…
Border Patrol Agent Accused of Being Serial Killer Likely Used His Service Weapon in Murders
The U.S. Border Patrol agent accused of being a serial killer likely used his government-issued weapon to murder four women in September.
Border Patrol Agent Accused of Being a Serial Killer After Woman’s Daring Escape
A supervisory Border Patrol agent accused of being a serial killer was tracked down after a sex worker’s daring escape at gunpoint in Laredo, Tex.
FBI Investigating Border Patrol-Involved Shooting That Killed Woman
The FBI is investigating an alleged Border Patrol-involved shooting in Rio Bravo that left one woman dead.
Veteran ATF Agent Dies During Training Exercise in Texas
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com ATF Agent Paul “Scott” Ragsdale of Rockwall, 41, died Thursday from an apparent heart attack during training in Coppell, Tex., NBC 5 News reports. He was a senior operation officer in the Dallas Division and joined ATF 16 years ago Rockwall was learning arrest techniques when he suffered an apparent cardiac…
Border Patrol Agent Fatally Shoots Woman Illegally Crossing the Border
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com A Border Patrol agent shot and killed a woman crossing the border illegally near Laredo, Tex., on Wednesday after the officer came under attack, federal authorities said, according to a report in the New York Times: The officer was searching for “illegal activity” in a culvert on a residential street in…