PITTSBURGH — A federal grand jury has indicted a Nicaraguan national accused of assaulting an ICE officer in Pittsburgh.
Channel 11 told you about a confrontation between federal agents and a man in Pittsburgh’s Mount Washington neighborhood back in December. Cell phone video showed the struggle continuing for several minutes.
On Wednesday, the Department of Justice said Darwin Alexander Davila-Perez, 33, had been indicted on a charge of assaulting a federal officer.
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According to the indictment, the assault happened while Davila-Perez was being arrested for residing in the U.S. illegally, the DOJ says.
The Department of Homeland Security learned that Davila-Perez had tried to buy a gun, claiming to be a U.S. citizen, the DOJ says. The sale was denied, as federal law prohibits people without legal status from purchasing guns.
ICE officers tried to detain Davila-Perez, who “forcefully resisted,” backing his vehicle into an occupied law enforcement vehicle, the DOJ says.
Prosecutors say Davila-Perez ran from his vehicle, elbowed an officer in the face, tried to unholster their weapon, bit an officer’s arm and hit an officer in the forehead with a handcuff.
The DOJ says officers commanded Davila-Perez to stop and show his hands in both English and Spanish, though he continually resisted.
Officers reportedly suffered various injuries from the incident and required medical attention.
Davila-Perez could face up to 20 years in prison and/or a $250,000 fine if convicted, the DOJ says.
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