Venezuelan man tackled by federal agents in courthouse arrest
STORY: :: New Hampshire Judicial Branch
:: Video shows federal agents arresting a Venezuelan man at a New Hampshire courthouse
:: The man was at the court for a misdemeanor arraignment, the Boston Globe says
:: February 20, 2025
:: Nashua, New Hampshire
Surveillance video provided by the New Hampshire Judicial Branch to Reuters showed a man wearing a sweatshirt bearing the letters "ATF" tapping Arnuel Marquez Colmenarez on the shoulder as he prepared to exit an elevator. ATF stands for the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.
Marquez Colmenarez then turned to face the man, before turning around again to leave the elevator, the footage showed.
The man in the ATF sweatshirt and another agent then attempted to grab Marquez Colmenarez, and chased him into a lobby, the footage showed. An older man walking with a cane fell to the ground as the two agents tackled Marquez Colmenarez while arresting him, the video showed.
The ATF did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Marquez Colmenarez could not be reached for comment.
President Donald Trump has enlisted thousands of federal law enforcement officials from multiple agencies to take on new work as immigration enforcers.
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