Another Border Patrol Agent Charged
Border Patrol agent charged in killing of Mexican man
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
PHOENIX -- A Border Patrol agent was charged Monday with first-degree murder for shooting an illegal immigrant during a confrontation on the border in January.
An investigation found that Agent Nicholas Corbett's killing of Francisco Dominguez-Rivera, of Puebla, Mexico, was not legally justified, said Cochise County's top prosecutor, Ed Rheinheimer.
Corbett was named in a criminal complaint that also charges him with second-degree murder, manslaughter and negligent homicide. Rheinheimer said that a judge will determine during a preliminary hearing which of the charges is best supported by the evidence.
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
PHOENIX -- A Border Patrol agent was charged Monday with first-degree murder for shooting an illegal immigrant during a confrontation on the border in January.
An investigation found that Agent Nicholas Corbett's killing of Francisco Dominguez-Rivera, of Puebla, Mexico, was not legally justified, said Cochise County's top prosecutor, Ed Rheinheimer.
Corbett was named in a criminal complaint that also charges him with second-degree murder, manslaughter and negligent homicide. Rheinheimer said that a judge will determine during a preliminary hearing which of the charges is best supported by the evidence.
Labels: border agents, illegal immigration, INS
posted by Myra Langerhas at
1:26 AM
2 Comments:
Are you kidding me?? I'm surprised they haven't all walked off the job. I sure as hell would. I'd also flip off our government, who's suppose to have their backs and verbally tell them to kiss my ass.
Agreed. They perform a thankless job and are in a now in situation. If they do their jb properly, they very well could end up in the clink.
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