Fitchburg father who appeared to seize while being choked by ICE agent sues agent

The Fitchburg father requested to be evaluated by emergency medical services, but Agent John Doe allegedly “waved EMS away and told them, ‘He’s all good.’”

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After the chaotic arrest of his wife in Fitchburg, a man who appeared to suffer a seizure-like medical episode during the arrest is suing an unidentified federal immigration agent who allegedly strangled him to unconsciousness.

Carlos Sebastian Zapata Rivera was driving his wife, 24-year-old Juliana Milena Ojeda Montoya, on Kimball Street in Fitchburg with their 1-year-old daughter last month. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents pulled the family’s car over to arrest Ojeda Montoya, which made national headlines…

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