A Marine veteran left paralyzed after being shot while working as a security guard was slated to testify against his alleged illegal immigrant attacker in court next week — until a sudden, severe downturn in his health forced him back into the hospital, his family told Fox News Digital.Jimmy Friesenhahn, a combat veteran with multiple overseas deployments, has been hospitalized for at least a week due to complications from a blood clot following an August surgery, according to his sister, Becky Borjon."We encountered some medical setbacks, and he's been hospitalized for a week now," Borjon said."Prior to that, he was in inpatient rehab for three weeks following a surgery he had on August 28, and things just kind of took a turn."ICE RAMPS UP ARRESTS OF CONVICTED CRIMINALS AS RIOTS RAGE IN BLUE CITY: ‘YOU WILL NOT STOP US’Marine Corps veteran Jimmy Friesenhahn was allegedly shot by an illegal migrant in May.
(Credit: GoFundMe)Friesenhahn was expected to take the stand in a Bexar County courtroom during the upcoming trial of Wilmer Vladimir Ruiz Ortega, 29, the Honduran national accused of shooting him."Trial is scheduled to begin next week on the 20th," Borjon said."I believe they will start with jury selection and go from there.
Jimmy was expected to appear and testify on his own behalf, and we are still hoping he will be able to do that."Ortega was arrested after allegedly shooting Friesenhahn at El Patio Sports Bar in San Antonio on May 4, 2025.Police said Friesenhahn spotted a firearm in Ortega’s pocket and tried to stop him from entering the venue.
A struggle ensued, during which Ortega allegedly fired multiple rounds.Friesenhahn was struck twice in his bulletproof vest and once in the neck.The wound to his neck left him paralyzed, unable to speak, and in need of full-time medical care.ICE LODGES DETAINER FOR ILLEGAL IMMIGRANT WITH LENGTHY RAP SHEET AFTER ALLEGED JEALOUSY-FUELED KILLINGThe arrest record of Wilmer Vladimir Ruiz Ortega, a 29-year-old il...