In Austin today, a federal judge sentenced 23-year-old Mexican National Hugo Baltazar-Ramirez to 18 months in federal prison for assault on a federal deportation officer in Austin in February announced United States Attorney Richard L. Durbin, Jr., and Federal Bureau of Investigation Special Agent in Charge Christopher Combs, San Antonio Division.
On March 29, 2017, Baltazar-Ramirez pleaded guilty to the charge. By pleading guilty, Baltazar-Ramirez admitted that on Feb. 10, 2017, he forcibly assaulted a federal officer and employee of the United States who was engaged in the performance of his official duties. As a result of the intentional assault by the defendant, the federal deportation officer suffered bodily injury.
Baltazar-Ramirez has remained in federal custody since his arrest on Feb. 10, 2017.
The Federal Bureau of Investigation conducted this investigation.
Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys
