An illegal immigrant from Mexico has been sentenced to 70 months in prison for attacking a Border Patrol agent with a flashlight, according to the Justice Department.
Melecio Lopez-Hernandez, 39, pleaded guilty to the assault and will face deportation after serving the sentence. The 39-year-old was walking through the brush south of Freer, Texas, when he encountered a Border Patrol agent. As the agent attempted to detain him, Lopez-Hernandez began to struggle and managed to dislodge a flashlight that was attached to the agent’s outer vest.
