Here’s a concise summary of the incident involving Alexander Garcia Vargas in North Charleston, S.C.:
- Alexander Garcia Vargas, a 24-year-old residing in the U.S. illegally with a removal order, was charged with assaulting, resisting, or impeding a federal officer.
- The charges stem from an ICE-ERO-led immigration enforcement operation on Dec. 6.
- Vargas was stopped while driving a vehicle registered to him. He refused to comply initially and then drove off when officers tried to remove him from the vehicle.
- During his attempt to flee, Vargas collided with two police vehicles, injuring one officer, and later crashed into a third vehicle occupied by CBP officers.
- After the third crash, officers arrested Vargas at the scene.
- He appeared before Magistrate Judge Mary Gordon Baker on Dec. 8, with upcoming detention and preliminary hearings scheduled for Dec. 10.
- The case is under investigation by Homeland Security Investigations.
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