A Cuban national living in Louisville, Laryen Torres-Carmona, has been indicted by a federal grand jury on charges of assaulting two U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers during an attempted arrest.
U.S Attorney Kyle G. Bumgarner of the Western District of Kentucky and Acting Special Agent in Charge Dennis M. Fetting of Homeland Security Investigations Nashville announced the indictment.
“This complaint and indictment allege that Torres-Carmona committed crimes while paroled into our country, overstayed his welcome, then strangled a domestic partner, and ultimately assaulted two ICE officers attempting to make a lawful arrest,” said U.S. Attorney Kyle Bumgarner. “This conduct will not be tolerated in the Western District of Kentucky.”
“Threats and assaults on federal agents and officers, who are working diligently night and day to uphold the nation’s laws, will never be tolerated,” said Homeland Security Investigations Nashville acting Special Agent in Charge Dennis M. Fetting. “HSI remains steadfast in its mission to hold accountable those who threaten the safety of our law enforcement personnel and the communities they protect and serve.”
The indictment alleges that Torres-Carmona, 25, forcibly assaulted, resisted, opposed, impeded, intimidated or interfered with two ICE Deportation Officers while they were performing their official duties.
Court documents state that Torres-Carmona entered the United States as a parolee on July 25, 2023; his parole was set to expire June 27, 2025. During his time in the U.S., he was arrested by Louisville Metropolitan Police for theft by unlawful taking and criminal trespassing. In July 2025—after his parole expired—he was again arrested for strangulation during a domestic violence incident.
On August 26, 2025, according to a criminal complaint filed last week along with an affidavit, Torres-Carmona reported to United States Citizenship and Immigration Service’s Louisville office where he allegedly shoved two ICE officers while resisting arrest. Based on these actions he was charged under Title 18 U.S.C. Section 111(a), which prohibits assaulting or interfering with federal officers or employees.
Torres-Carmona appeared before a U.S. Magistrate Judge last week for his initial hearing; today he was arraigned on the indictment in federal court for the Western District of Kentucky. He is being held without bond pending trial.
If convicted on all counts, Torres-Carmona faces up to sixteen years in federal prison; sentencing will be determined by a judge following statutory guidelines.
There is no parole available under federal law.
Homeland Security Investigations’ Louisville Office is conducting the investigation into this case.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Joe Ansari is prosecuting.
The prosecution falls under Operation Take Back America—a Department of Justice initiative aimed at combating illegal immigration as well as transnational crime through coordinated efforts from OCDETFs (Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces) and Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN).
Authorities remind that indictments are allegations only; defendants are presumed innocent unless proven guilty beyond reasonable doubt.
