EL PASO, Texas (Border Report) – Two Guatemalan brothers authorities say are illegally present in the United States are facing federal charges after allegedly pointing a rifle at a trucker during a “road rage” incident on Jan. 24 in Texas.
Police in Bell County responded to a 911 call of alleged threats with a firearm made to the operator of a tractor-trailer on the northbound lanes of Interstate 35 south of Waco.
Officers tracked down the gray Ford F-150 pickup from where the threats were allegedly made and conducted a high-risk traffic stop. The officers questioned Ever Morales Calderon and Anderson Morales Calderon and located two pellet guns and one fully functional rifle that brothers said they used for hunting.
When asked about the alleged road rage incident, Ever allegedly said it was his brother, Anderson, who pointed the rifle at the trucker, according to court documents filed in U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas.
The officers arrested Anderson on a state charge of deadly conduct and released his brother and the pickup. However, once in Bell County, a fingerprint check revealed he was illegally present in the country, court records show.
The information apparently did not reach Bell County Jail before he was released from custody.
Court records show the case was referred to a deportation officer with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) on Jan. 26. The officer found that not only Anderson, but also Ever, had entered the U.S. Illegally through California.
Court records show both brothers are awaiting immigration procedures. On Wednesday, they were also charged with aiding and abetting the unlawful possession of a firearm by an illegal alien, a federal offense under the Gun Control Act of 1968.
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