Wichita Judge Imposes Maximum Penalty on 23-year-old for Assault on ICE Officer

A 23-year-old is facing a severe sentence after Wichita U.S. District Judge John Broomes imposed the maximum penalty for “intentionally assaulting and strangling” an ICE agent.

According to a press release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Kansas, and as reported by The Wichita Eagle, Diego Barron-Esquivel was sentenced to 20 years in prison for brutally assaulting an on-duty ICE officer in Wichita. In addition to his prison term, Diego will be on supervised release for three years.

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