A Spokane man arrested by U.S. Border Patrol agents on April 29 appeared in court Thursday after a grand jury found probable cause to charge him with assault on a federal officer stemming from his arrest on North Glass Street.
Martin R. Diaz, 35, who came to the U.S. with his family as a toddler and has been working to obtain his legal status, appeared before U.S. Magistrate Judge James Goeke, who joined the hearing via video link from Yakima.
Goeke informed Diaz that a grand jury on Wednesday returned an indictment for assault on a federal officer, which carries a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison and or a $250,000 fine…