Thread: Illegal alien who dragged border agent gets soft sentence

Agent's assailant sentenced to prison

http://www.nctimes.com/articles/2007/03 ... 3_2_07.txt

By: North County Times -

SAN DIEGO -- The driver of a car that dragged a Border Patrol agent into oncoming traffic in North County was sentenced Friday in San Diego to 15 months in federal prison, authorities said.

U.S. District Judge Dana M. Sabraw also ordered defendant Francisco Javier Rodriguez-Salazar, 21, to serve two years of supervised release when he is released from custody. (note: why will he not be deported?)

Rodriguez-Salazar, a Mexican citizen who is in this country illegally, pleaded guilty Dec. 15 to a grand jury indictment alleging assault on a federal officer, said Assistant U.S. Attorney Christopher Ott.

He said the agent, who has since retired, was bruised and sore after the Aug. 17 incident on North River Road near Bonsall.

"Everybody's very lucky that the agent wasn't injured severely or dead," Ott said.

According to court records, Rodriguez-Salazar was driving a Mazda that day and he had a passenger.

As an immigration check was under way while the car was stopped, Rodriguez-Salazar drove off with the agent's right arm stuck in the passenger's side window, documents said.

When the car stopped, the driver and passenger ran. Although Rodriguez-Salazar was taken into custody, the passenger is still a fugitive, Ott said.

U.S. District Judge Dana M. Sabraw also ordered defendant Francisco Javier Rodriguez-Salazar, 21, to serve two years of supervised release when he is released from custody.

OUTRAGEOUS!!!!

Originally Posted by Kate

(note: why will he not be deported?)

Good question Kate. I looked for an email address but couldn't find one.

Once again justice is not served. What has happened to america justice for americans? This individual needs to serve at least the the same amount of time that BP agents are serving and then be deported immediately. many judges in America are no different than Congress and the president.

They are probably waiting on the amnesty.

Kate, you are doing an amazing job posting all these American casualty stories.

What do you think would have happened had the roles been reversed and the BP agent was the one doing the dragging? I'll tell you what would have happened, he or she probably would have received up to 10 separate charges, including attempted murder.

MW wrote:

What do you think would have happened had the roles been reversed and the BP agent was the one doing the dragging? I'll tell you what would have happened, he or she probably would have received up to 10 separate charges, including attempted murder.

....than the agent would be sent to prision where he or she would spend at least 20 years........with the constant possibility of being killed by inmates that are illegals.

What crap this is!!

This case needs to be bought to Lou Dobbs and Glen Beck's attention!

I agree! He was here illegally and driving here illegally. He could have killed that agent! I'm curious what the penalty would be for an American citizen who committed the same crime? And factor in the fact that a citizen would not be in this country illegally.