Two Men Indicted on State Charges for Shooting Off-Duty CBP Agent

Indictment on State Charges

• 🎯 Two men, Cristian Ibaroa and Miguel Francisco Mora Nunees, have been indicted on nearly a dozen state charges for shooting an off-duty US Customs and Border Protection agent.
• ⚖️ These charges are in addition to the federal charges they already face.

Alleged Crime Spree and Planning

• 🗺️ Officials allege that Ibaroa and Nunees pre-planned their violent robbery spree, using text messages to coordinate.
• 🛴 The DA mentioned that the defendants used a scooter as a tool for their alleged crimes.

Details of the Incident

• 💥 The indictment includes charges such as assault, robbery, and criminal possession of a weapon.
• 🔫 Mora Nunees is also charged with attempted murder.
• 🌃 On July 19th, the men allegedly robbed a woman of her cell phone in Fort Washington Park using a scooter.
• 👮‍♂️ Subsequently, they attempted to rob an off-duty CBP agent, leading to a confrontation where the agent was shot twice and Nunees was struck in the leg.

Suspects' Background and Status

• 🇩🇴 Both men are from the Dominican Republic and are in the country illegally.
• 📜 They had previously been ordered removed and possess criminal records in New York.
• 🚨 US Department of Homeland Security indicated an active warrant in Massachusetts for Mora Nunees for robbery and kidnapping with a firearm.
• 🗣️ Officials stated that if the individuals had been deported or not allowed in the country, this tragedy might have been avoided.

Legal Proceedings

• 🗓️ The DA expects both men to be arraigned on the state charges the week of August 18th.
• 🔍 Investigators are still working to determine if others were involved in the robbery spree.