Armando Carrillo-Diaz, 45, has been sentenced to five years in prison followed by one year of supervised release. U.S. District Judge Mark H. Cohen issued the sentence after Carrillo-Diaz pleaded guilty to assaulting a federal officer, arson, and illegally reentering the United States, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Georgia.
On April 26, 2023, Carrillo-Diaz, originally from Rioverde, San Luis Potosí, Mexico, fled from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers in a pickup truck, nearly striking one of them. Later, he set fire to his apartment, prompting evacuations by the Gwinnett County Fire Department. During the incident, Carrillo-Diaz injured himself with a box cutter and was taken to the hospital after receiving medical aid from law enforcement…