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Venezuelan man shot by ICE in Austin pleads not guilty to assault charge
Wilber Rafael Garcés Pérez, who was shot by an immigration officer after a traffic stop during a food delivery in North Austin, pleaded not guilty to assaulting a federal officer and could face up to 20 years in prison.
A Venezuelan man who was shot by a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer in North Austin has pleaded not guilty to a federal assault charge.
Wilber Rafael Garcés Pérez entered the plea in a court filing on Tuesday, a week after a grand jury indicted him on one count of assaulting, resisting, impeding and obstructing a federal officer. He also waived his appearance at an arraignment hearing that had been scheduled for Thursday.
Prosecutors say he tried to hit an officer with his car
The shooting happened on Sept. 20, after Garcés Pérez was pulled over while making a food delivery. Federal prosecutors say he drove away from the traffic stop and struck an officer with his side mirror, and that after a pursuit he tried to hit the officer with his car, prompting the officer to shoot. There is no body camera footage of the shooting itself.
Garcés Pérez was wounded and underwent surgery 11 days after the shooting, local media reported. Austin police later released video surrounding the incident.
A judge ruled he is a flight risk
At a Sept. 30 hearing, a judge ruled that Garcés Pérez was a flight risk and ordered him held in federal custody. He faces up to 20 years in prison if convicted, according to the Justice Department.
The Travis County district attorney's office has asked federal officials not to deport him, calling him a material witness in a criminal investigation.
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