TX-23 resident brief · Border
Uvalde man appeals conviction for assaulting border agent
· Reported by Uvalde Leader-News
Bottom line
A federal judge sentenced Uvalde resident Maximiliano Arellano, 25, to two years in prison on Oct. 7 for assaulting a Border Patrol agent at the Uvalde checkpoint on Jan. 6. He pleaded guilty June 30 and filed an appeal Oct. 9.
Why it matters in TX-23
The case involves a Uvalde resident and the local Border Patrol checkpoint. Arellano also faces three years of supervised release. Court documents do not show the grounds for his appeal, and the article names no further dates.
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