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From Fox News: A suspected member of the violent Venezuelan street gang Tren de Aragua (TdA) is in federal custody after allegedly attempting to kill one law enforcement officer and injuring another during a traffic stop.
Gabriel Hurtado-Cariaco, 30, is charged with one count of attempted murder of a federal officer and one count of assault of a federal officer with infliction of bodily injury, according to the Department of Justice (DOJ).
Federal prosecutors allege Hurtado-Cariaco, a Venezuelan national residing in the country illegally and a suspected member of the notorious TdA gang, attacked two law enforcement officers during a June 18 traffic stop in Bellevue, Nebraska.
“Deadly violence against law enforcement officers will not be tolerated by this Department of Justice,” Attorney General Pam Bondi said in a statement. “We have charged this illegal alien with attempted murder.”
Hurtado-Cariaco entered the United States during the Biden administration’s open borders – TWICE. He first crossed the border illegally in 2023 and was removed by Border Patrol agents, but then re-entered the country in 2024.
The report explains that federal agents stopped Hurtado-Cariaco while he was driving near his home, as they attempted to carry out an active immigration-related warrant for his arrest.
They told Hurtado-Cariaco to pull over and exit his vehicle with his hands raised. Then, when they were attempting to put him in handcuffs, he attacked the agents and dragged him to the ground.
One female agent was thrown, striking her head and elbow on the pavement. Hurtado-Cariaco then crawled behind the injured agent and proceeded to place her in a chokehold, while ignoring commands from the second agent, the DOJ has stated.
Hurtado-Cariaco eventually broke free and took off running, but authorities found him at his apartment and arrested him.
ICE Arrests Criminal Illegal Alien Tren de Aragua Gang Member for Attempting to Murder of an ICE Officer
🔹ICE agents facing 500% increase surge in assaults against them
🔹During the attack he threw ICE agent to ground, slammed her head into pavement, ripped off her body armor, &… pic.twitter.com/2gIkgk7ebp— MagaWatchReport (@MagaWatchReport) June 21, 2025
Weitzel, “I warned for months that a federal agent would be harmed due to doxing or politicians exposing ICE. It has happened. @CWBChicago
Venezuelan gang suspect in US illegally allegedly attempts to murder federal agent during arrest https://t.co/m31a2G22nU
— Chief Thomas Weitzel-Retired (@ChiefWeitzel) June 23, 2025
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