El Salvadorian Man Arrested in Grafton; Reportedly Fought Border Patrol Agents at Traffic Stop

Man charged with ‘violently assaulting’ Border Patrol agents during arrest

GRAFTON, N.D. — A Salvadoran citizen has been charged with assaulting federal agents after he tried to escape an arrest last week for illegal entry into the United States. According to federal court documents, 27-year-old Carlos Jose Guzman-Pineda was a passenger in a vehicle that Border Patrol Intelligence officers stopped Aug. 25 in Grafton. The traffic stop was initiated after agents observed three men in a hotel parking lot, one of whom matc…

El Salvadoran man in US illegally charged with assaulting Border Patrol agent

FARGO (KVRR/KFGO) – A man from El Salvador who prosecutors say is in the U.S. illegally is charged with assaulting, resisting, or impeding border patrol agents during a traffic stop in northeast North Dakota late last month. Court records filed in federal court say Carlos Guzman-Pineda was in a vehicle stopped by Grafton Police for a traffic violation during an investigation by the Border Patrol. The police officer showed the Border Patrol agent…

El Salvadorian man arrested in Grafton; reportedly fought Border Patrol agents at traffic stop

A man who was in the country illegally from El Salvador was arrested for allegedly assaulting federal agents at a traffic stop in Grafton, North Dakota.

Illegal alien from El Salvador charged after violently assaulting Border Patrol agents

GRAFTON — A 27-year-old man is facing charges after assaulting federal agents. According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Fargo, Carlos Guzman-Pineda was stopped on August 25 by law enforcement in Grafton. During the stop, Border Patrol agents determined that he was an illegal alien from El Salvador. Guzman-Pineda, 27, attempted to evade law enforcement, and his arrest, by violently assaulting Border Patrol agents. If convicted, Guzman-Pineda fa…