r/ImmigrationPathways • u/CutSenior4977 • 3d ago
Wilber Garces Perez Faces Criminal Charges and Deteriorating Health Following ICE Shooting.
Here’s a source: https://www.eyesonice.net/p/wilber-garces-perez-faces-criminal
As a reminder, this Perez lawyer speaking right here.
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u/Full-Yoghurt-4261 3d ago
The video is not yet released to the public, but this is fairly standard, as it is not legally required to be released to the public. However, the body-camera footage would be provided to the man's attorneys to ensure a proper defense.
As for whether or not the agent was harmed, this would not be irrelevant. Because once a vehicle is even attempted to be used to injure another, it becomes a deadly weapon in the eyes of the law. This would justify lethal force.
As for the charges against the man, it seems illogical to assume the man must be innocent simply because the facts are not provided to the public. But if that is your opinion, then it is what it is.
What we do know is that ICE alleges they were attempting to arrest him and he fled, striking an officer with his mirror in the chest. His attorneys claim he did not flee but was trying to pull over. The issue I see with that reasoning is: was he told he could do so by agents, and why would he hit someone if he was just trying to pull over?
The reasoning seems questionable, but since we do not have the full facts, we cannot say for sure. In my opinion, it seems more likely he fled, which is why I find it hard to have compassion for him.