The Brief
- Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty is urging Texas Gov. Greg Abbott to immediately sign the extradition paperwork for Christian Castro, the ICE agent charged in the Jan. 14 shooting of Julio Sosa-Celis in Minneapolis.
- Castro was arrested over two months ago in Texas after he was charged by warrant in connection with the shooting.
- In a letter, Moriarty said signing Castro’s extradition paperwork is the final step before the case can proceed in Minnesota.
(FOX 9) – Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty is asking Texas Gov. Greg Abbott to sign the papers to extradite the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent charged in a non-fatal shooting in north Minneapolis.
Moriarty asks Abbott to sign extradition paperwork
What we know:
Christian Castro, 52, was arrested in Cameron County, Texas on May 29 on a nationwide warrant issued in Hennepin County. He is charged with four counts of second-degree assault with a dangerous weapon and one count of falsely reporting a crime in connection with the Jan. 14 shooting of Julio Sosa-Celis.
On July 30, Moriarty sent a letter to Gov. Abbott asking him to immediately review and sign Castro’s extradition paperwork, so his case can proceed in Minnesota. …