An illegal immigrant was charged for allegedly assaulting federal agents in Texas last month and is still on the run.
Jerson Lopez-Sanchez, 28, a citizen of Honduras, was indicted and charged with three counts of assaulting federal immigration agents, the Justice Department (DOJ) announced on Thursday. According to the Department of Justice, Lopez-Sanchez is in the U.S. illegally.
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According to the DOJ, on December 1, 2025, federal immigration authorities attempted to conduct a traffic stop on Lopez-Sanchez’s vehicle, which was carrying at least five occupants, when the Honduran citizen reportedly shifted his vehicle in reverse and injured an agent standing behind it.
The indictment, issued on Jan. 14, included images of the vehicle, a Chevrolet Silverado. The car was allegedly “loaded with heavy equipment and ladders,” according to the indictment.
According to the DOJ, the maneuver allowed Lopez-Sanchez to drive around the other law enforcement vehicles in an apparent attempt to flee. The department reported that federal agents were in three distinct vehicles and “all were wearing clearly marked law enforcement vests with police identifying insignia as well as carrying federal agent badges.”
According to the DOJ, law enforcement officers began pursuing Lopez-Sanchez with blue and red flashing lights.
With another law enforcement vehicle following him, Lopez-Sanchez allegedly “made no attempts to apply the brakes to his vehicle as he approached the two ICE agents in a Chrysler van and crossed over opposite lanes of traffic,” according to the indictment. He then allegedly crashed into the van, causing “significant damage and smoke to rise from the hood” and activating the vehicle’s airbags, according to the indictment.
As the third law enforcement vehicle pursued him, Lopez-Sanchez ran for about 10 minutes before stopping the vehicle in the middle and taking off on foot, according to the DOJ.
“The manner in which the Suspect Vehicle was used, by Jerson Lopez- Sanchez, was a deadly and dangerous weapon capable of inflicting death or bodily injury,” the indictment states. The term “suspect vehicle” in the indictment refers to the Chevrolet Silverado.
Lopez-Sanchez was recognized as the driver of the vehicle and is still at large. The Department of Justice has asked anybody with information that could lead to Lopez-Sanchez’s arrest to contact the FBI, stating that those who do may “be eligible for a cash reward.”
If convicted, Lopez-Sanchez could face up to 20 years in federal prison on each count of the indictment.
