A U.S. Border Patrol agent attempting to arrest bandits who prey on illegal immigrants was killed during a gunfight about 10 miles north of the U.S.-Mexico border near Rio Rico, Ariz., 60 miles south of Tucson. Agent Brian A. Terry, 40, was waiting with three other agents in a remote area north of Nogales late Tuesday when the gunbattle with the bandits erupted. None of the other agents was injured, but one of the suspects was wounded.
NOGALES, Ariz. - A Border Patrol agent was fatally shot near the Mexico border amid a shootout with bandits known for targeting illegal immigrants along a violent smuggling corrdior in the Arizona desert, a union leader said Wednesday. Agent Brian A. Terry, 40, was waiting with three other agents in a remote area north of Nogales late Tuesday when a gun battle with the bandits began.
The Justice Department this week sent a follow-up notice demanding former Border Patrol Agent Jesus E. Diaz Jr.'s family immediately pay nearly $7,000 and imposing a lien on his property, even though he remains in prison unable to pay and his family says a judge gave them a grace period. It's the second notice the Justice Department has sent to the family of Diaz, who was sentenced to prison for two years for using excessive force in arresting an illegal immigrant who was suspected of smuggling drugs. The new notice threatens new penalties if the money isn't paid within 30 days.
As William F. Dickman looks back on his long career in the military and law enforcement, he has a hard time trying to single out his most harrowing experience. It could have been in 1962, when he was part of a team trying to put down a huge riot on the University of Mississippi campus, where racists were trying to prevent James Meredith from attending classes as the school's first black student.
PHOENIX, Dec. 14, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- One day before the one- year anniversary of Border Patrol Agent Brian Terry's December 15, 2010 murder, his family has issued the statement below. Renowned Arizona attorney Patrick J. McGroder is available for interviews on December 15th to discuss the tragedy and next steps. STATEMENT BY THE TERRY FAMILY
NOGALES, Ariz. - A Border Patrol agent was fatally shot near the Mexico border amid a shootout with bandits known for targeting illegal immigrants along a violent smuggling corridor in the Arizona desert, a union leader said Wednesday. Agent Brian A. Terry, 40, was waiting with three other agents in a remote area north of Nogales late Tuesday when a gun battle with the bandits began, said National Border Patrol Council President T.J. Bonner. No other agents were injured, but one of the suspects was wounded in the shootout. The Border Patrol declined to reveal the country of origin of the suspects.
Five illegal immigrants armed with at least two AK-47 semi- automatic assault rifles were hunting for U.S. Border Patrol agents near a desert watering hole known as Mesquite Seep just north of the Arizona-Mexico border when a firefight erupted and one U.S. agent was killed, records show. A now-sealed federal grand jury indictment in the death of Border Patrol agent Brian A. Terry says the Mexican nationals were "patrolling" the rugged desert area of Peck Canyon at about 11:15 p.m. on Dec. 14 with the intent to "intentionally and forcibly assault" Border Patrol agents.
Art Salinas, [Ricardo Salinas]' father, has certainly been pleased with the show of support for his son's memory, this school being the latest addition. Other mementos include a health clinic in San Antonio on General McMullen Street named Ricardo Salinas Health Center run by the City. There is also a boat bearing his name that patrols the river along the Canadian/ Montana Border. Two scholarships have also been started in his name, one at the University of Texas at San Antonio and the other at UT-Pan American. Because of all this support, Salinas knows his son's memory will be eternal, even after he passes away. Judson ISD Board members, Salinas Elementary staff and students, thank you for not forgetting about Ricardo," Salinas said. "Because of your efforts, Ricardo will never be for...
PHOENIX - Ten days before Christmas, ATF agent John Dodson awoke, got his morning coffee, switched on the news - and heard the words he had dreaded every day of every month he had been a member of the gun-trafficking investigative team called the Group VII Strike Force. A Border Patrol agent had been shot dead in a gun battle with suspected bandits. He had been, like Dodson, an ex-military man who chose to serve his country by working for the U.S. government.
S. Customs and Border Protection Border Patrol Agent Robert W. Rosas, Jr. Was Killed While on Routine Duty on the U.S. - Mexico Border in July 2009 SAN DIEGO, Calif., April 29 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Christian Daniel Castro-Alvarez, 17, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge M. James Lorenz to serve 480 months in federal prison based on his guilty plea in the death of Customs and Border Protection Border Patrol Agent Robert W. Rosas, Jr., U.S. Attorney Karen P. Hewitt for the Southern District of California announced today. Agent Rosas was shot and killed on July 23, 2009, while he was on a routine patrol near San Diego. The defendant previously pleaded guilty to the murder of a federal officer committed in perpetration of a robbery.
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