[Dryerase] The Alarm!--INS officers arrested

[The Alarm!Newswire]

INS officers arrested in death of deportee

By Michelle Stewart
The Alarm! Newspaper Collective

On Wednesday, September 24, 2002, three INS agents were arrested  as 
they arrived at work in San Antonio, TX. The five-charge indictment was 
handed down in relation to the beating (and eventual death) of Serafin 
Olvera-Carrera who was arrested in March 2001.

While held for deportation, Olvera-Carrera was allegedly beaten to the 
point of paralysis by officer Carlos Renya, 42, and then doused with 
pepperspray by officer Richard Henry Gonzales, 36. The indictment 
contends that these two officers along with Louis Rey Gomez, 36, 
violated Olvera-Carrera’s civil rights when they denied him access to 
medical treatment after the assault.

Once allowed treatment Olvera-Carrera was hospitalized and placed on 
life support. He died in February 2002 after his family removed him 
from support.

The family of the victim are reportedly unsatisfied with the charges, 
stating a charge of murder should be the outcome of the investigation. 
Relatives also plan to continue to pursue an investigation into the 
death, claiming there were more officers involved, and the case was 
initially covered up.

The five indictments carry a maximum penalty of $250,000 and a ten-year 
prison sentence.

INS has placed the three officers on suspension with pay.
 
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