Current:Home > ScamsEl Paso man sentenced to 19 years for shooting at border patrol agent-Angel Dreamer Wealth Society D1 Reviews & Insights
El Paso man sentenced to 19 years for shooting at border patrol agent
View Date:2024-12-24 10:23:03
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A federal judge sentenced an El Paso man to 19 years in prison for shooting at a U.S. Border Patrol agent, the U.S. District Attorney of New Mexico announced Friday.
Robert Esquivel was convicted of attempted murder of an officer, aggravated assault of an officer with a deadly weapon, discharge of a firearm and conspiracy to transport migrants in the U.S. illegally.
He opened fire on an unnamed agent and struck him twice in the torso area after the agent stopped him on a rural stretch of New Mexico highway during a “routine immigration inspection,” according to court records and the district attorney’s office. Esquivel, a U.S. citizen, had five people in the car who had entered the country illegally, according to court records. He later admitted to transporting migrants who came to the U.S. illegally on four different occasions.
The agent survived the shooting largely due to his ballistic vest, according to the district attorney’s office.
Esquivel fled the scene but lost control of his vehicle and rolled it over multiple times. Several people in the car pleaded with Esquivel to stop the vehicle while he fled, according to court records.
Esquivel’s attorney at the federal public defender’s office was not immediately available for comment on Friday afternoon.
veryGood! (62416)
Related
- Auburn surges, while Kansas remains No. 1 in the USA TODAY Sports men's basketball poll
- PPP loans cost nearly double what Biden's student debt forgiveness would have. Here's how the programs compare.
- Atlanta Charts a Path to 100 Percent Renewable Electricity
- Vanderpump Rules' Lala Kent’s Affordable Amazon Haul is So Chic You’d Never “Send it to Darrell
- The state that cleared the way for sports gambling now may ban ‘prop’ bets on college athletes
- Transcript: University of California president Michael Drake on Face the Nation, July 2, 2023
- 9 shot, 2 suffer traumatic injuries at Wichita nightclub
- ESPN lays off popular on-air talent in latest round of cuts
- What’s the secret to growing strong, healthy nails?
- Taylor Taranto, Jan. 6 defendant arrested with 2 guns and machete near Obama's D.C. home, to remain detained
Ranking
- Who will save Florida athletics? Gators need fixing, and it doesn't stop at Billy Napier
- Hunter Biden attorney accuses House GOP lawmakers of trying to derail plea agreement
- Gigi Hadid Spotted at Same London Restaurant as Leonardo DiCaprio and His Parents
- Ashley Tisdale Enters Her French Girl Era With New Curtain Bangs
- NBA today: Injuries pile up, Mavericks are on a skid, Nuggets return to form
- ChatGPT maker OpenAI sued for allegedly using stolen private information
- Pete Davidson Speaks Out After Heated Voicemail to PETA About New Dog Is Leaked Online
- After Katrina, New Orleans’ Climate Conundrum: Fight or Flight?
Recommendation
-
Groups seek a new hearing on a Mississippi mail-in ballot lawsuit
-
Jackie Miller James' Sister Shares Update After Influencer's Aneurysm Rupture
-
Vanderpump Rules' Lala Kent’s Affordable Amazon Haul is So Chic You’d Never “Send it to Darrell
-
ChatGPT maker OpenAI sued for allegedly using stolen private information
-
Joey Graziadei Details Why Kelsey Anderson Took a Break From Social Media
-
Indiana Supreme Court ruled near-total abortion ban can take effect
-
Celebrating July 2, America's other Independence Day
-
Full transcript of Face the Nation, July 2, 2023