A Venezuelan fugitive who illegally entered the U.S. after allegedly carrying out a brutal Russian roulette-style attack on a woman has been arrested by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement in North Texas, authorities announced this week.
Raul Enrique Pargas Rodriquez, 31, is accused of beating and threatening the woman with a pistol during a violent tirade on Feb. 24, 2021, in Venezuela, pointing the gun at her head multiple times while removing and replacing the bullets each time, according to ICE.
Charged with attempted femicide
ICE said the victim escaped shortly after the attack. Still, Pargas was later charged with attempted aggravated femicide, which typically involves a failed or incomplete attempt to kill a woman under circumstances of cruelty, premeditation, or extreme violence.
Joshua Johnson, acting field office director for ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations in Dallas, called Pargas a “dangerous criminal alien” and praised the coordinated effort that led to his arrest…