Guatemalan National Sentenced For Assaulting U.S. Border Patrol Agents

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[Photo courtesy Border Patrol]

TUCSON – Walfre Lopez-Giron was sentenced to six months’ imprisonment to be followed by a term of two years supervised release after previously pleading guilty to assaulting U.S. Border Patrol agents.

According to the Department of Justice, on Nov. 27, 2018, apprehended a group of individuals who had entered the country illegally in an area near Three Points, Arizona.

Lopez-Giron, age 25, of Guatemala, fled from the agents, but was later arrested. During his arrest, Lopez-Giron threw sand in one agent’s eye and spat in another agent’s face.

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