Man Shot by ICE, Faces Charges: Legal Battle Ensues

0:00It's April 21st. This is California News Today, powered by AI, I'm Corey, with the story. A judge in Central California ruled Monday that Carlos Ivan Mendoza Hernandez must stay locked up without bail, citing him as a flight risk after immigration agents shot him multiple times during an arrest. The drama kicked off on April 7th when IC has pulled him over on Interstate 5 in Patterson. prosecutors say he hit an agent with his car, then backed into a law enforcement vehicle, leading to assault charges on a federal officer. His lawyer, Patrick Kolosinski, argues Mendoza just panicked and tried to drive away after agents blocked him with his wheels already spinning before. Any shots rang out. Mendoza holds dual citizenship from El Salvador and Mexico and has endured several surgeries for those gunshot wounds. Kolosinski also shot down rumors painting his client as a gang member wanted for murder back home, pointing to Salvadoran court docs showing Mendoza was acquitted on those claims.

1:03Next up, a status hearing hits on May 4th, followed by a preliminary one on May 5th, which could send it to a grand jury. Kolosinski warns it will drag on as a tough, drawn out fight in court.