A Chicago woman shot multiple times by US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agents was recently indicted by a grand jury on federal charges of impeding a federal officer with a deadly weapon.
Prosecutors allege Marimar Martinez, 30, rammed the vehicle of federal agents with her own before they shot her, which they say was an act of self-defense. They also claim Martinez was armed.
Martinez’s lawyer, Christopher Parente, said footage from one of the agent’s body-worn cameras contradicted that account, and Martinez will plead not guilty at an arraignment scheduled in the coming days.
According to Parente, that camera footage captured one of the officers saying, “Do something, bitch,” before opening fire.
The footage has not been made public.
Another person, 21-year-old Anthony Ian Santos Ruiz, was also indicted on Thursday in the same case.
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