By Michel Marizco, KJZZ News for Fronteras
TUCSON – The trial of a US Border Patrol agent began Tuesday in San Diego. It comes at a time when border agents are under increased scrutiny for the use of excessive force against migrants.
The trial for Luis Fonseca is expected to be a short one. He’s accused of choking unconscious a man believed to have crossed the border illegally. Fonseca has pleaded not guilty to the charges.
Federal prosecutors say that in 2011, Fonseca helped process a man detained near the border. In court documents, prosecutors allege Fonseca kneed him to the ground and then choked him. Afterward Fonseca allegedly told the man he was having a quote “Mexican heart attack”.
A grand jury indicted Fonseca last year. Prosecutors say they have video of the attack.
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