Charlotte man arrested by agents was ‘trying to protect immigrants,’ family says

Miguel Angel Garcia Martinez snapped photos of masked agents with long guns, hopped into his work van and pressed send — hoping the photos would steer people away from places U.S. Border Patrol agents patrolled as they arrived in Charlotte this weekend.

Now, the 24-year-old is bouncing across North Carolina jail beds and facing federal felony charges.

Martinez was arrested and charged on Sunday with using his Dodge Sprinter van as “a deadly or dangerous weapon” to assault, resist and impede federal agents, according to federal court documents…

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