LAFAYETTE, La. (KLFY) – A federal grand jury in Lafayette returned an indictment today charging Maximiliano Perez-Perez, 22, a Mexican national illegally in the United States, with assaulting a federal officer and causing bodily injury.
Perez-Perez faces up to 20 years in federal prison for the charge.
According to court documents, Perez-Perez, was encountered by Immigrations and Customs Enforcement, Enforcement and Removal Operations (ICE/ERO) officers on Nov. 21 after the officers received a tip that a van would be transporting illegal immigrants in Louisiana…