Crime & Safety
Agent Assaulted With Rock While Patrolling U.S.-Mexico Border
The U.S. Border Patrol agent was patrolling near the Tecate Port of Entry when he was struck by a rock, according to a news release.
A U.S. Border Patrol agent was recovering Thursday from injuries he suffered when someone hurled a rock at him over the international border fence in the Tecate area southeast of San Diego, authorities reported.
The federal officer and fellow agents were patrolling on all-terrain vehicles when the roughly six-inch-diameter stone sailed out of Mexican territory and hit him in the head about 8 p.m. Wednesday, damaging his helmet and knocking him off the ATV, according to USBP public affairs.
The agent was taken to a hospital for treatment of head and arm trauma. The extent of the injuries and the victim's name were not released.
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Border Patrol personnel searched the area where the assault occurred but did not find the person responsible.
—City News Service
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