Walter Yobani Ordones-Chavez, Assaulting a Federal Agent, Texas 2022

Assaulting a Federal Agent Sentencing in Texas

LAREDO, Texas – In a shocking turn of events, Walter Yobani Ordones-Chavez, a 33-year-old undocumented Honduran national, has been ordered to federal prison for assaulting a Border Patrol (BP) agent in the performance of his official duties, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery.

On January 29, U.S. District Judge Marina Garcia Marmolejo rendered her guilty verdict against Walter Yobani Ordones-Chavez following a one-day bench trial that concluded January 27.

Today, Judge Marmolejo ordered him to serve a 33-month-term of imprisonment. Not a U.S. citizen, he is expected to face removal proceedings following the sentence. At the hearing, the court heard additional evidence detailing how Ordones-Chavez had multiple aliases, convictions for resisting arrest in the states of Colorado and Massachusetts and been previously deported 11 times.

The court also noted that authorities had acted with great experience and restraint in apprehending Ordones-Chavez. At the conclusion of the hearing, the court thanked the agents for their service to the United States.

According to the authorities, on December 31, 2019, law enforcement responded to possible illegal activity near Headen Avenue and Ventura Street in the El Tonto neighborhood of Laredo. They had discovered a group who had illegally crossed the Rio Grande River and attempted to hide inside a storage shed located at a private residence.

At trial, the court heard Ordones was one of those individuals. Testimony revealed he violently resisted efforts to apprehend him, striking at authorities and ignoring multiple commands to halt. Law enforcement was ultimately able to physically detain him, but not before causing injury to an agent. Two BP agents were subsequently treated for injuries at a medical facility.

Defendant Information: Defendant Name: Walter Yobani Ordones-Chavez, Exact Criminal Charges: Assaulting a Federal Agent, City and State: Laredo, Texas, Exact Date: January 27, 2022, Sentence or Outcome: 33-month-term of imprisonment, Dollar Amounts: Not applicable.

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