Federal prosecutors charge Venezuelan man shot by ICE agent in Texas with assaulting an officer

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A federal complaint alleges that the man tried to escape Immigration and Customs Enforcement, which pulled him over after a judge issued a final removal order.

AUSTIN, Texas — Federal prosecutors in Texas announced on Tuesday assault charges against a Venezuelan delivery driver who was shot in the back by immigration enforcement agents on Sept. 20.

A federal complaint alleges Wilber Rafael Garces-Perez, 28, tried to escape Immigration and Customs Enforcement, which pulled him over after a judge issued a final removal order, according to U.S. Attorney Justin R. Simmons for the Western District of Texas.

The complaint accuses him of sideswiping an officer with his driver's side car mirror and later attempting to strike an officer with his car.

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