Gabriel Hurtado-Cariaco, a Venezuelan citizen living unlawfully in Bellevue, Nebraska, has been charged with attempted murder of a federal officer.
The charges also include assault of a federal officer with bodily injury.
Attorney General Pam Bondi, Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche, and United States Attorney Lesley A. Woods made the announcement regarding the criminal complaint filed against Hurtado-Cariaco.
Special Agents from Homeland Security Investigations and the FBI held an active immigration-related warrant for Hurtado-Cariaco’s arrest.
They encountered him near his residence in Sarpy County while he was driving, per a DOJ press release.
The agents initiated a traffic stop by activating their lights and sirens to pull him over. Hurtado-Cariaco complied by stopping his vehicle and exiting with his arms raised as instructed.
Despite following initial commands, when agents attempted to handcuff him, Hurtado-Cariaco resisted arrest and engaged in a physical struggle with one of the Special Agents.
During the confrontation, both Hurtado-Cariaco and the agent fell to the ground. Hurtado-Cariaco managed to throw the agent with enough force that the agent struck his head and elbow on the pavement, sustaining injuries.
A second Special Agent then intervened and engaged with Hurtado-Cariaco in an effort to subdue and detain him.