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Date: 08-19-2017
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United States of America v. Hernan Cortez-Mazariegos
Federal Courthouse - Brownsville, Texas
Case Number: 1:16-cr-01127
Judge: Andrew S. Hanen
Court: United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas (Webb County)
Plaintiff's Attorney: David Coronado and Jody Young
Defendant's Attorney: Humberto Yzaguirre, Jr. - FPD
Description: Brownsville, TX - Jury Convicts Honduran Man of Assaulting Federal Officer
A 35-year-old illegal alien from Honduras has been convicted of assaulting a U.S. Border Patrol (BP) agent. A federal jury returned a guilty verdict on August 17, 2017 against Hernan Cortez-Mazariegos following a one-day trial and approximately two hours of deliberations.
On Nov. 15, 2016, BP agents responded to illegal alien traffic south of the border fence near Azucena street in Brownsville. A BP agent attempted to apprehend Cortez-Mazariegos, but he fled. The agent followed and attempted to arrest him, at which time Cortez-Mazariegos struck him on the side of his face, sustaining minor injury. Cortez-Mazariegos was eventually subdued and apprehended with the assistance of another BP agent.
U.S. District Judge Andrew S. Hanen presided over the trial. Cortez-Mazariegos faces up to eight years in prison and a possible $250,000 fine.
The FBI and U.S. Customs and Border Protection conducted the investigation.
Outcome: Guilty
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