Illegal Alien Admits Assaulting Federal Agent in St. Louis
Jhon Fredy Blanco Rodriguez admitted assaulting a federal officer after an April ICE traffic stop turned violent during transport on Interstate 64.
Robert Patrick, U.S. District Court Communications
ST. LOUIS – A Columbian national illegally present in the United States on Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2026, admitted assaulting a federal agent on Interstate 64 in April.Jhon Fredy Blanco Rodriguez, 22, pleaded guilty Tuesday in U.S. District Court in St. Louis to one count of assaulting a federal agent. He admitted that on the morning of April 8, federal agents saw him leave a residence and enter a vehicle registered to a known illegal alien. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agents conduc...
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