Illegal Alien Pleads Guilty To Assaulting Federal Officer

DENVER – The United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Colorado announces that Silvia Paola Sanchez-Hurtado, 23, of Nicaragua, pleaded guilty to one count of assaulting a federal officer.

According to the plea agreement, on March 11, officers with Immigration and Customs Enforcement encountered Sanchez-Hurtado in Fort Collins, Colorado, and attempted to arrest her pursuant to a warrant on immigration violations.  When officers attempted to place handcuffs on Sanchez-Hurtado, she resisted and bit one of the officers on the neck.

Sanchez-Hurtado will be sentenced later this year.

United States District Judge Gordon P. Gallagher presided over the hearing.

Homeland Security Investigations handled the investigation.

Assistant United States Attorney Elizabeth Tonkin handled the prosecution.

Case Number: 26-cr-095-GPG