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04-15-2006, 12:34 PM #1
Man sentenced for throwing rocks at Border Patrol chopper
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Man sentenced for throwing rocks at Border Patrol chopper
The Associated Press
Tucson, Arizona | Published: 04.14.2006
An illegal immigrant who tried to bring down a U.S. Border Patrol helicopter by throwing rocks at it was sentenced to 38 months in federal prison, the U.S Attorney's office said.
Antonio Eretza-Florez, 33, will also be on supervised release for 36 months following his release for the July, 2004 incident. He was sentenced Thursday.
Eretza-Florez was a passenger in a stolen vehicle packed with immigrants that a police officer in Huachuca City tried to stop. A chase ensued and the officer ran his patrol car into a ditch.
U.S. Border Patrol agents arrived to help, and a helicopter and an unmanned aerial vehicle also were brought in to search for the fleeing vehicle and its occupants.
After the vehicle became stuck, Eretza-Florez ran into the desert and was chased by Border Patrol agents. As the helicopter flew low to guide the agents to him he threw several softball-sized rocks at the aircraft. The pilot had to take evasive maneuvers to avoid them, and one rock passed through the rotor blades.
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