ICE officer pleads not guilty to charges he lied to the FBI about nonfatal Minneapolis shooting
The ICE officer is also facing state assault charges after prosecutors said video evidence contradicted his account of the shooting.
- Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer Christian Castro appeared in U.S. District Court on Friday to face six federal counts of making false statements about a January shooting in Minneapolis.
- Prosecutors allege Castro shot 24-year-old Julio Cesar Sosa-Celis in the leg while firing through a Minneapolis home's front door, then falsely reported being attacked with a broom handle and a snow shovel.
- Minnesota authorities pursued extradition after charging Castro in May, but Texas Republican Gov. Greg Abbott refused to sign the warrant; the Department of Homeland Security called the prosecution "unlawful and nothing more than a political stunt."
- After appearing in state court on Thursday, Castro was released from custody and subsequently turned himself in to federal authorities to face the separate federal indictment.
- Defense attorney Daniel Gerdts declined to comment following Thursday's hearing, though Castro has pleaded not guilty to all six counts and faces his next federal hearing on October 28.
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ICE officer Christian Castro pleads not guilty to lying to FBI about Minneapolis shooting of Venezuelan man
A federal immigration officer is pleading not guilty to federal charges that he lied to the FBI about being attacked before he shot and wounded a Venezuelan man during the immigration crackdown in Minneapolis.
Federal prosecutors allege he lied to investigators that 24-year-old Julio Sosa-Celis and others attacked him with a broom and a snow shovel, which is why he shot them.
ICE agent faces state assault, federal false statement charges in Minnesota - The Daily Bo Snerdley
(The Center Square)– Suspended U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent Christian Castro appeared in both state and federal courts this week in Minnesota for initial hearings. On Friday, Castro pleaded not guilty in a hearing before the U.S. District Court in Minneapolis on six federal charges of making false statements in connection with a nonfatal shooting during Operation Metro Surge. This came after he was released from state custody o…
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ICE agent faces state assault, federal false statement charges in Minnesota
(The Center Square) – Suspended U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent Christian Castro appeared in both state and federal courts this week in Minnesota for initial hearings.
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