A Mexican woman was sentenced to two years in prison for pepper spraying a border patrol agent in Arizona, authorities said Tuesday.
Sandra Meza-Casillas, 51, was sentenced on August 11, and her jail term will be followed by three years of supervised release, according to the United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Arizona.
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Meza-Casillas previously pleaded guilty to assaulting a federal officer.
Details on Mexican woman sentenced for assaulting border agent
In April, a US Border Patrol agent in Nogales attempted to apprehend someone who had jumped over the international border wall.
That agent discovered Meza-Casillas on a road near the border wall, resting flat on her stomach.
When the agent reached Meza-Casillas, she started running down the road, while two guys on the south side of the border wall appeared to guide her.
The agent caught up to Meza-Casillas and grabbed her shoulder, attempting to make an arrest.
However, Meza-Casillas spun around and sprayed the agent’s left cheek with pepper spray.
