An El Paso man is sentenced to 19 years in prison for shooting a Border Patrol agent

SEATTLE – More than a year after he shot at a U.S. Border Patrol agent, a federal judge sentenced Roberto Esquivel to 19 years in prison, the U.S. District Attorney of Ney Mexico announced on July 19. Esquivel was convicted of attempted murder of an officer, aggravated assault of an officer with a deadly weapon, discharge of a firearm and conspiracy to transport migrants in the U.S. illegally.

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