LAS CRUCES, N.M. (AP) - A former federal Customs and Border Protection officer who worked in southern New Mexico could be sentenced to up to 20 years in prison after admitting he falsified a report after he knocked a detainee to the floor.
Former CBP Officer Christopher M. Holbrook pleaded guilty Thursday in federal court in Las Cruces to obstruction of justice.
Federal prosecutors say the case stems from a 2015 incident in which Holbrook intentionally swept a detainee’s legs out from under the detainee, causing the detainee’s head to hit the floor.
Holbrook admits in his plea agreement that he falsely said in a report that he used minimum force to regain control of the detainee and that he falsified the report to try to stay out of trouble.
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