BP Union Says Agent's Being "Railroaded" As Mexican Consulate Given First Access to Shooting Witnesses

"Cold-blooded murder. That's what Mexico claims happened along the Arizona border after an argument between a 22-year-old illegal immigrant and the Border Patrol agent who tried to arrest him. The local border patrol union claims self-defense and fears the agent is about to be railroaded after Mexican officials were given unrestricted access to the witnesses before U.S. investigators. Union officials claim that access allowed the Mexican officials to frame the agent using false testimony," Fox News reports. "The incident happened two weeks ago, when a 39-year-old border agent tried to arrest seven illegal aliens near Naco, Ariz. The agent had three immigrants inside a vehicle and three on the ground, but Francisco Rivera, age 22 refused to comply, the agent said. Rivera picked up a rock, according to Judd, and cocked his arm to throw it from about 10 feet away . . . The union claims the agent feared for his life. Judd picked up a 5-pound rock from the Sonora desert, similar to the one Rivera allegedly used. 'This rock, if it hit you in the head, can kill you,' Judd said. 'If not kill you, incapacitate you. And that gives the alien access to your sidearm. We have to escalate to a force greater than the alien is using.'"

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