Overview

• Officials say a Homeland Security Investigations agent suffered a shoulder injury during a struggle as two agents moved to detain the 21-year-old in Lakeland.
• After fleeing into nearby woods, the suspect was tracked with helicopters and drones and was arrested at a loading dock.
• He faces charges including resisting arrest and battery on a federal officer, and authorities say deportation could follow the criminal process.
• Sheriff Judd says Border Patrol previously released him with a court date after a border stop and that he missed a 2024 DUI hearing, leaving a warrant.
• Judd notes this is the first on-duty injury to an HSI agent recorded in Polk County.