Texas Border Business
RIO GRANDE CITY, Texas – Rio Grande City (RGC) agent suffers head and facial injuries in an on duty attack.
Last night, RGC agents on patrol near the Rio Grande, responded to a report of several people at an area highly utilized by drug and human smugglers. Upon arrival, an agent observed two individuals fleeing the area. As the agent followed the men into the brush, he encountered both individuals attempting to conceal themselves. One subject became confrontational and assaultive when the agent walked towards him. During the assault, the man was able to gain control of the agent’s electronic control weapon (ECW), and stuck the agent with it several times in the face and on the back of the head causing multiple lacerations. The suspected illegal alien fled the area after the agent was able to regain control of his ECW. As other agents arrived to the area, they observed one subject make it back to Mexico. The second subject presumably fled to Mexico after a Border Patrol K-9 tracked him to the river’s edge.
The agent was transported to a nearby medical facility for evaluation and treatment. At the hospital, medical staff diagnosed the agent with a nasal fracture and multiple lacerations.
The public is encouraged to take a stand against crime in their communities and report suspicious activity at 800-863-9382.
Even with the spread of the COVID-19 virus, human smugglers continue to try these brazen attempts with zero regard for the lives they endanger nor to the health of the citizens of our great nation. U.S. Border Patrol agents of the Rio Grande Valley Sector will continue to safeguard the nation and community against these criminal elements.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection is the unified border agency within the Department of Homeland Security charged with the management, control and protection of our nation’s borders at and between the official ports of entry. CBP is charged with keeping terrorists and terrorist weapons out of the country while enforcing hundreds of U.S. laws.
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