Federal agents apprehend Gabriel Hurtado-Cariaco in Bellevue. He now faces charge of attempted murder for alleged assault on a federal agent. (Courtesy of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement)
OMAHA — The U.S. Department of Homeland Security on Friday announced the arrest of a Bellevue man it alleges “violently attacked” an immigration agent, was in the country illegally and has ties to the Venezuelan Tren de Aragua gang.
Gabriel Hurtado-Cariaco, 30, has been charged with attempted murder by the Department of Justice, said Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin.
“Unfortunately this is not an isolated incident,” she said in a statement, adding that ICE agents are facing a surge in assaults against them…