MCALLEN, TX—A federal magistrate in McAllen has accepted
the guilty pleas of Guatemalan National Luis Gilberto Cruz-Solis, 19, of
willfully and maliciously harming a police animal and for illegally
entering the country, United States Attorney Kenneth Magidson announced
today.
On May 12, 2013, Border Patrol K-9 Dinie was conducting line-watch operations with her handler and other federal agents when they discovered approximately 30 suspected undocumented aliens fleeing into an orchard near Mission. While in pursuit, Dinie located Cruz-Solis hiding in the brush. As the K-9 approached, Cruz-Solis attacked Dinie with a knife and stabbed her in the right side of her neck, inflicting a wound two inches deep that narrowly missed her spinal cord. Despite her injury, Dinie led agents to Cruz-Solis, where he was apprehended.
U.S. Magistrate Judge Peter E. Ormsby accepted the pleas and set sentencing for June 5, 2013, at 3:00 p.m. At that time, Cruz-Solis faces up to a year in prison and a possible $100,000 fine.
This case is being investigated by Border Patrol and the FBI. Assistant United States Attorneys Grady J. Leupold and Kimberly Leo prosecuted the case.
On May 12, 2013, Border Patrol K-9 Dinie was conducting line-watch operations with her handler and other federal agents when they discovered approximately 30 suspected undocumented aliens fleeing into an orchard near Mission. While in pursuit, Dinie located Cruz-Solis hiding in the brush. As the K-9 approached, Cruz-Solis attacked Dinie with a knife and stabbed her in the right side of her neck, inflicting a wound two inches deep that narrowly missed her spinal cord. Despite her injury, Dinie led agents to Cruz-Solis, where he was apprehended.
U.S. Magistrate Judge Peter E. Ormsby accepted the pleas and set sentencing for June 5, 2013, at 3:00 p.m. At that time, Cruz-Solis faces up to a year in prison and a possible $100,000 fine.
This case is being investigated by Border Patrol and the FBI. Assistant United States Attorneys Grady J. Leupold and Kimberly Leo prosecuted the case.
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