Federal prosecutors on Thursday released video of a stark vehicle ramming attack on an ICE officer, showing an SUV smashing a law enforcement pickup truck down a Chicago street.
With tires smoking, a Chevrolet Tahoe bum-rushes the white pickup through the parking lane of the street before finally stopping. An armed officer gets out of the pickup and rushes over to the SUV, which peels away and drives off.
Authorities released the video as they announced the indictment of Diego Emmanuel Reyes, 21, accusing him of driving the Tahoe in the crash.
He faces a charge of assaulting the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer with a deadly weapon.
The incident occurred on Oct. 4 during Operation Midway Blitz, the Trump administration’s immigration surge into the Chicago area.
The indictment was handed up Wednesday.
U.S. Attorney Andrew Boutros called the attack “a dangerous and brazen act of violence against a federal agent as well as an attack on the rule of law.”
“Federal agents perform risky, essential work every single day to enforce our federal laws and keep our communities safe. The Chicago U.S. Attorney’s Office will never tolerate such conduct and will continue to hold accountable those who seek to assault, impede, intimidate or interfere with lawful federal operations,” he said.
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