A 54-year-old Cuban national is facing federal charges after authorities say he used his vehicle to assault Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers Last month.
Juan Carlos Rodriguez Romero was indicted on two counts of assault on a federal officer with a dangerous weapon and one count of assault on a federal officer.
When officers were finally able to take him into custody, prosecutors allege Rodriguez Romero bit one of the officers on the hand, drawing blood. Two ICE officers were taken to the hospital for treatment of injuries that included bruised ribs, a dislocated finger and a bite wound.
Rodriguez Romero is a citizen of Cuba and is subject to removal from the United States. He remains in custody pending a detention hearing.
If convicted, Rodriguez Romero faces up to twenty years in federal prison on the assault with a dangerous weapon charges.
