A man from Guatemala faces prison after being found guilty on Monday, April 24, of one count of Assault on a Federal Officer – Bodily Injury and one count of Assault on a Federal Officer – Physical Contact.
The man is identified as 42-year-old Jorge Olivero Moran-Can.
Sentencing is scheduled for July 6, before United States District Judge Scott H. Rash.
On July 3, 2022, a United States Border Patrol agent responded to a remote location near New Field, Arizona.
When the agent noticed three people hiding along a cliff while investigating a group of suspected illegal non-citizens in a remote mountainous area.
As the agent approached them, two of the suspected undocumented non-citizens ran away.
Moran-Can stayed and initially remained compliant.
However, when the agent reached out to handcuff him, Moran-Can rammed his shoulder into the agents torso causing them both to fall and tumble several yards down a rocky slope.
Moran-Can continued to struggle, but the agent was able to gain control and handcuff him.
The agent was hospitalized after suffering abrasions and bruises on his left knee and hip.
A conviction for Assault on a Federal Officer Bodily Injury carries a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison, a maximum fine of $250,000, or both. A conviction for Assault on a Federal Officer Physical Contact carries a maximum penalty of 8 years in prison, a maximum fine of $250,000, or both.