Trending Now - Man Indicted for Assault After Being Shot by ICE Agents in CA
WHO:
Fox News - Carlos Iván Mendoza Hernández, a 36-year-old illegal immigrant from El Salvador.
Los Angeles Times - Todd Lyons, acting director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
Los Angeles Times - Patrick Kolasinski, attorney for Hernández.
WHAT:
Fox News - A federal grand jury indicted Hernández on assault charges after he allegedly rammed his car into ICE agents.
Los Angeles Times - Hernández was indicted on two counts of assault on a federal officer with a deadly weapon and one count of destruction of government property.
Los Angeles Times - If convicted, Hernández faces up to 20 years on each assault count and up to 10 years on the destruction charge.
Los Angeles Times - The incident involved agents firing multiple shots at Hernández, who was hospitalized for six days after being shot.
WHERE:
Fox News - The incident occurred in California, specifically in the rural city of Patterson.
Los Angeles Times - The operation took place near an onramp to the 5 Freeway in Stanislaus County.
WHEN:
Los Angeles Times - The incident occurred during an immigration operation on April 7.
Los Angeles Times - Hernández is scheduled to be arraigned on the federal charges on Monday.
WHY:
Los Angeles Times - The operation aimed to arrest Hernández because he is in the U.S. illegally.
Los Angeles Times - Lyons alleged that agents targeted Hernández because he is an 18th Street Gang member wanted in El Salvador for questioning in connection with a murder.
HOW:
Los Angeles Times - Agents conducted a traffic stop and instructed Hernández to exit the vehicle, which he allegedly refused.
Los Angeles Times - Hernández is accused of driving forward and striking an agent, then reversing and hitting a law enforcement vehicle, and driving directly at two federal agents.
Los Angeles Times - Agents discharged their firearms in response to Hernández's vehicle movements.
(UPDATED May 3, 2026 05:53 UTC)
A federal grand jury has indicted Carlos Iván Mendoza Hernández, a 36-year-old illegal immigrant from El Salvador, on multiple assault charges after he allegedly rammed his car into ICE agents during an operation in California. Hernández faces two counts of assault on a federal officer with a deadly weapon and one count of destruction of government property, with potential sentences of up to 20 years for each assault count and up to 10 years for the destruction charge. He is scheduled to be arraigned on these federal charges on Monday, following an incident where agents fired multiple shots at him, leaving him hospitalized for six days.