Customs and Border Protection Agent Charged with Assault in Connection with Durango, Colorado, Protest
Video showed the officer seizing a protester’s phone and throwing her down, prompting misdemeanor assault and criminal mischief charges, officials said.
- On Wednesday, the Sixth Judicial District Attorney charged U.S. Customs and Border Protection Officer Nicholas Rice with third-degree assault and criminal mischief following an investigation into an October 2025 incident at an ICE facility in Durango, Colorado.
- Multiple videos recorded by protesters show a masked agent grabbing Franci Stagi's phone and throwing her to the ground while she was filming the agent moving camping gear near the facility entrance.
- Protesters initially gathered after immigration agents arrested 45-year-old Fernando Jaramillo-Solano and his two children while driving to school; an ICE official later testified Jaramillo-Solano was "mistaken" for someone else the agency was targeting.
- Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche warned that the Justice Department could investigate local officials who prosecute federal agents for actions performed during official duties, highlighting legal friction between state and federal authorities.
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Charges Against CBP Officer Spark Controversy in Colorado
A district attorney in Colorado has pressed assault charges against a CBP officer involved in a protest confrontation. The case raises questions about federal authority and the legal implications for law enforcement officers. The post Charges Against CBP Officer Spark Controversy in Colorado appeared first on News Addicts.
NEW: Democrat DA Charges CBP Officer With 'Assault' On Leftist Agitator
A district attorney in Colorado is pursuing assault charges against a U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agent who was involved in a confrontation with a leftist agitator late last year. Sean P. Murray, the district attorney for Colorado’s Sixth Judicial District, announced charges against CBP officer Nicholas Rice. Rice faces one count of third-degree assault and one count of criminal mischief stemming from an incident during a protest ou…
Colorado DA pursues assault charge against federal immigration officer, DHS condemns 'political stunt'
Colorado district attorney Eric P. Murray charged CBP Officer Nicholas Rice with third degree assault and criminal mischief for an incident during an immigration protest in Durango.
An immigration officer has been charged with third-degree assault and property damage following an investigation into the treatment he gave to a protester who claimed that the officer had strangled her. Several videos recorded by passers-by show a masked agent grabbing and dragging Franci Stagi down the street during a protest in October against the detention of three Colombian asylum seekers in Durango, Colorado. She stated that she grabbed her…
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Assault charge for immigration officer in Colorado could test immunity provisions for federal agents
The decision in Colorado to charge an immigration officer with assault after a protester was grabbed by the neck and pulled across a street could test the boundaries of immunity
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