Border Patrol Agent Airlifted to Hospital After He Was Attacked Near Arizona Border
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A U.S. Border Patrol agent was airlifted for emergency medical care after an altercation with a Mexican citizen near the Arizona border on Saturday, the Arizona Republic reports.
The agent received 22 stitches after suffering lacerations to his face and a fractured orbital bone near Gu Vo, Arizona.
The agent, whose name wasn’t released, was airlifted to Tucson.
It wasn’t immediately clear what precipitated the scuffle.
CBP has named a person of interest – Carlos Manuel Pena-Nieblas.
The FBI is helping with the search.
Posted: 12/8/14 at 11:53 AM under News Story.
Tags: agent, Arizona, attack, Border, Border Patrol, Injury, Mexican, tucson
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