McALLEN, Texas – A 24-year-old Edinburg resident has been
ordered to federal prison following his convictions for alien smuggling and
assaulting a federal agent, announced U.S. Attorney Ryan K. Patrick. Victor
Eduardo Acevedo-Ventura pleaded guilty Dec. 28, 2017.
Today, U.S. District Judge Micaela Alvarez handed
Acevedo-Ventura a sentence of 50 months in prison to be followed by three years
of supervised release. In handing down the sentence, Judge Alvarez noted
Acevedo-Ventura’s dangerous actions in ramming the Border Patrol (BP) agent’s
vehicle and that this wasn’t his first time fleeing from law enforcement officers.
On Oct. 24, 2017, BP pulled over Acevedo-Ventura just south
of the Falfurrias checkpoint. Authorities discovered he had just smuggled and
dropped off six illegal aliens in order to bypass the checkpoint through the
brush. Acevedo-Ventura initially complied with BP and pulled to the side of the
road.
However, almost immediately thereafter, he fled at
approximately 75 mph. Three Border
Patrol agents pursued him. Acevedo-Ventura then slammed the Expedition he was
driving into the lead agent’s patrol vehicle twice, before spinning out of
control and leaving both vehicles with substantial damage.
At the hearing today, the court stated how fortunate
Acevedo-Ventura was that he didn’t severely injure the agent. Judge Alvarez
noted that did not diminish the seriousness of his conduct.
Acevedo-Ventura had been and will remain in custody pending
transfer to a U.S. Bureau of Prisons facility to be determined in the near
future.
BP and the FBI conducted the investigation. Assistant U.S.
Attorney David A. Lindenmuth prosecuted the case.
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