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Honduran national arrested after allegedly hitting an officer during an immigration enforcement operation
MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — A Honduran man was arrested after he allegedly hit a federal officer who was trying to detain him during an immigration enforcement operation.
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According to an FBI-Mobile Facebook post, a multi-agency federal immigration operation was being conducted in Foley on Monday when 46-year-old Jose Romero-Pineda allegedly punched an officer, giving him a busted lip.
The altercation occurred when officials say Romero-Pineda tried to leave and continued to 'resist and disobey commands given to him.' Romero-Pineda was suspected of immigration offenses and was later found to be in the country illegally.
Romero-Pineda was eventually taken into custody without further injuries to himself or officers.
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'Assaulting officers who are performing their duties to enforce the law carries justifiably serious penalties,' United States Attorney Sean P. Costello said. 'The Department of Justice will zealously prosecute to the fullest any physical violence against the men and women who enforce our laws.'
According to the post, if convicted of assault of a federal officer causing bodily harm, Romero-Pineda could get up to 20 years in federal prison.
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