Associated Press
TUCSON, Ariz. — A Mexican man has been sentenced to more than 43 years in federal prison for assaulting a U.S Forest Service officer near Douglas.
Prosecutors say 31-year-old Jesus Eder Moreno-Ornelas of Agua Prieta, Sonora, was given a 520-month prison term Monday by a federal judge in Tucson.
Moreno-Ornelas was convicted of aggravated assault of a federal officer, use of a firearm in connection with a violent crime, possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, attempted robbery of government property and illegal re-entry after deportation.
Authorities say Moreno-Ornelas was approached by a Forest Service officer in the Coronado National Forest on Aug. 23, 2014.
They say Moreno-Ornelas attacked the officer, took his gun and assaulted him and tried to steal his patrol vehicle. He was arrested when the vehicle wouldn’t start.
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