Wilber Rafael Garces Perez Charged in Sept. 20 ICE Stop as Body-Cam Footage Emerges
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Updated · The New York Times · Sep 29
Wilber Rafael Garces Perez Charged in Sept. 20 ICE Stop as Body-Cam Footage Emerges
3 articles · Updated · The New York Times · Sep 29
Summary
Wilber Rafael Garces Perez, 28, was charged Tuesday with assaulting a federal officer after an Austin traffic stop in which an immigration agent shot him.
A federal complaint filed Monday says he struck an agent with his car’s mirror while driving away from an attempted stop, forming the basis of the assault charge.
The filing also reveals that one agent was wearing a body camera that captured part of the Sept. 20 encounter, though the footage has not been released.
Garces Perez remains in a Texas detention center after the shooting, which earlier reports said followed a high-speed pursuit and left him hospitalized with a bullet near his spine.