Honduran national charged after allegedly attacking ICE officers with hammer

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 21 Oct, 02:20 · Archive

A 27-year-old Honduran national was charged with assaulting federal officers after allegedly swinging a hammer at ICE agents during a New Jersey traffic stop.

Reinieri De Jesus Licona Amador, 27, a Honduran national, was charged with assaulting federal officers after allegedly attacking Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents with a hammer during a traffic stop in Gibbsboro, New Jersey on 4 October. The incident began when ICE officers ran a licence plate check on his truck during a targeted operation. A search of immigration records indicated Amador lacked lawful status in the United States, prompting officers to activate emergency lights and conduct a traffic stop.

As agents in full uniform and badges approached the vehicle, Amador allegedly reached into a tool container in the back seat, retrieved a hammer, climbed onto the passenger door frame and repeatedly swung the weapon at the officers. ICE agents pepper-sprayed Amador to incapacitate him. An undocumented Honduran national who had been issued a final removal order by an immigration judge was a passenger in the vehicle.

According to court documents, one ICE officer said the attack would have caused 'serious, and potentially fatal, injuries'. U.S. Attorney Robert Frazer stated: 'When an individual responds to a traffic stop by attacking an officer with a hammer, that conduct threatens not only the officer's safety but the rule of law itself.' Amador was processed at Elizabeth Detention Facility.

How it is being reported

• Honduran illegal immigrant charged with assaulting ICE officers with hammer during New Jersey traffic stopReinieri De Jesus Licona Amador allegedly grabbed a hammer and swung it at ICE officers during a New Jersey traffic stop before being pepper sprayed.Fox News · 21 Oct, 01:56
• Illegal Honduran migrant allegedly attacks ICE agents with hammer during NJ traffic stop: fedsWhen federal agents in full uniform and badges approached his car, Amador allegedly grabbed the hammer from his backseat, climbed onto the passenger door frame, and repeatedly swung at them.New York Post · 21 Oct, 01:51

In this story: Reinieri De Jesus Licona Amador · ICE · Gibbsboro · New Jersey · Honduras

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