Border Patrol agent accused of strangling handcuffed detainee in New Mexico

DOÑA ANA COUNTY, N.M. (KRQE) – A U.S. Border Patrol agent is facing federal charges for allegedly assaulting a handcuffed detainee in southern New Mexico and tampering with evidence, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of New Mexico announced Friday. Eduardo Prat, 40, allegedly strangled the handcuffed victim, referred to as John Doe, while performing [...]