US EditionFederal Grand Jury Indicts Man Shot by ICE Agents During California Traffic Stop
Federal prosecutors say Carlos Mendoza Hernandez drove toward agents and damaged a government vehicle before two officers fired, leaving him facing three charges.
- A federal grand jury indicted Carlos Ivan Mendoza Hernandez last Thursday on three counts, including two counts of assault on a federal officer with a deadly weapon and one count of destruction of government property, following an April traffic stop where Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents shot him.
- ICE Acting Director Todd Lyons claimed Hernandez "weaponized" his vehicle against an officer during the April 7 stop in Patterson, California, prompting agents to fire after he allegedly struck a federal vehicle and drove toward two officers.
- Attorney Patrick Kolasinski said Hernandez attempted to flee only after being shot, adding his client "was just scared that he was going to die," and denied ICE allegations that Hernandez is an 18th Street Gang member.
- Scheduled for arraignment Monday, Hernandez remains detained after a judge deemed him a flight risk, despite initially granting a $50,000 bond before reversing the decision on April 20.
- DHS has faced criticism for similar claims against others, as video evidence in prior cases has sometimes contradicted agency statements about individuals "weaponizing" vehicles during federal agent encounters.
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A man who was shot by ICE agents during a traffic stop and then arrested by the FBI after being discharged from the hospital, was formally charged by a federal investigative jury in California, according to court documents. Carlos Iván Mendoza Hernández faces two charges of assault against a federal agent with a deadly weapon and a charge of destruction of government property, following an incident last month in which federal agents shot him whe…
Un jurado investigador federal acusa a hombre que fue baleado por agentes de ICE durante una parada de tráfico en California
Por Chris Boyette, CNN Un hombre al que agentes de ICE le dispararon durante una parada de tráfico y luego fue arrestado por el FBI tras ser dado de alta del hospital, fue acusado formalmente por un jurado investigador federal en California, según documentos judiciales. Carlos Iván Mendoza Hernández enfrenta dos cargos por agresión contra un agente federal con un arma mortal y un cargo por destrucción de propiedad gubernamental, a raíz de un inc…
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Federal grand jury indicts man shot by ICE agents during California traffic stop
A man who was shot by ICE agents during a traffic stop, then arrested by the FBI after his release from the hospital, has been indicted by a federal grand jury in California, according to court documents.
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