A Honduran national who federal authorities say was unlawfully present in the United States allegedly climbed onto his truck and repeatedly swung a hammer at Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers during a traffic stop in New Jersey this month, federal prosecutors said.Reinieri De Jesus Licona Amador, 27, was charged with assaulting federal officers and appeared Monday before U.S.Magistrate Judge Elizabeth A.
Pascal in Camden federal court, according to the U.S.Attorney's Office for the District of New Jersey."Federal officers put themselves in harm’s way to enforce the law and protect the public," U.S.
Attorney Robert Frazer said in a statement."When an individual responds to a traffic stop by attacking an officer with a hammer, that conduct threatens not only the officer’s safety but the rule of law itself," he continued."We will not allow violent attacks on federal officers to go unanswered and will hold those responsible accountable under the law."EXCLUSIVE: DHS SECRETARY MULLIN SLAMS SANCTUARY POLITICIANS AS ATTACKS ON ICE OFFICERS SKYROCKETFederal prosecutors allege that a man climbed onto the passenger-side door of his truck and repeatedly swung a hammer at ICE officers during an attempted arrest in Gibbsboro, New Jersey.
(U.S.Attorney's Office for the District of New Jersey.)Federal prosecutors said the incident began during a targeted ICE operation in Gibbsboro, when officers ran a license plate check on a truck traveling through the area.According to the criminal complaint, the vehicle was registered to Licona Amador, and a search of immigration records indicated he lacked lawful status in the United States.Officers then activated their emergency lights and pulled over Licona Amador's truck, prosecutors said.ILLEGAL ALIEN ON THE RUN AFTER ALLEGEDLY RAMMING ICE VEHICLE IN PENNSYLVANIA, PROMPTING AGENT TO FIRE WEAPONFederal prosecutors said Reinieri De Jesus Licona Amador allegedly climbed onto his truck's passenger-side door and repeated...