Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier is expected to charge an illegal alien with battery on a Florida Highway Patrol Trooper (FHP) and resisting arrest with violence after an incident during a traffic stop in Hillsborough County, he announced.
“Florida will not tolerate violent criminals—especially those who shouldn’t even be in our country—attacking our law enforcement officers,” Uthmeier said in a release. “Our troopers risk their lives to keep this state safe, and those who think they can assault a Florida officer will face the full weight of the law.”
According to the release, the incident occurred between the FHP trooper and Leonardo Gomez Hernandez, 40, of Mexico, on Oct. 20 during a stop over an improperly displaced tag on State Road 579 in Hillsborough…