Man Convicted of 1st-Degree Murder in Border Agent’s Death

Man Convicted of 1st-Degree Murder in Border Agent’s Death
A United States Border Patrol vehicle returns from the scene of an overnight shootout where Border Patrol Agent Brian Terry was killed northwest of Nogales, Ariz., on Dec. 15, 2010. Greg Bryan/Arizona Daily Star via AP, File
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TUCSON, Ariz.—A man accused of pulling the trigger in the 2010 shooting death of a Border Patrol agent in the southern Arizona desert was convicted of first-degree murder and other charges on Feb. 12.

Heraclio Osorio-Arellanes also was found guilty by a United States District Court jury after brief deliberations on counts of second-degree murder, conspiracy to affect interstate commerce by robbery, attempted robbery, assault on four Border Patrol agents, and carrying a firearm during a crime of violence.