CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas – A 33-year-old man from Guatemala has
entered a guilty plea to assaulting a Border Patrol (BP) agent and for
illegally entering the country, announced U.S. Attorney Ryan K. Patrick.
In the early morning hours of March 27, 2019, authorities
encounters Lorenzo Perechu-Tziquin and others attempting to circumvent the U.S.
BP Checkpoint near Falfurrias. The majority of the group complied with
commands. However, Perechu-Tziquin, in an effort to prevent arrest, shoved and
kicked a BP agent multiple times in the chest area through a barb-wire fence.
In the course of the struggle, he caused multiple lacerations to the agent’s
hands and arms, which required medical attention.
Perechu-Tziquin was eventually subdued and apprehended with
the assistance of another BP agent.
Perechu-Tziquin was previously convicted of illegal entry
into the United States in August 2018 and subsequently deported.
A sentencing hearing is scheduled for Sept.18, 2019, before
U.S. District Judge Nelva Gonzales Ramos. At that time, Perechu-Tziquin faces
up to 20 years for each count as well as a possible $250,000 maximum fine. He
has been and will remain in custody pending that hearing.
The FBI and BP conducted the investigation. Assistant U.S.
Attorney Yifei Zheng is prosecuting the case.
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