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Jose Antonio Elena Rodriguez

Feb 25, 2020

Court stays out of case of deadly shooting by U.S. agent across border

A new U.S. Supreme Court ruling likely slams the door on the ability of the family of a teen killed by a Border Patrol agent in Nogales to sue him and, by extension, the federal government.

May 28, 2019

U.S. Supreme Court to decide on border shooting case

The U.S. Supreme Court agreed Tuesday to decide whether Border Patrol agents can be sued by the survivors of those who they shoot and kill on the other side of the border.

Dec 6, 2018

Government drops homicide case against border patrol agent

The federal government has given up on its last chance of trying to convict a Border Patrol agent for the 2012 shooting and killing a teen by firing through the border fence.

Oct 29, 2018

U.S. Supreme Court seeks views of federal government in Arizona border shooting

The nation's high court wants the views of the Trump administration on whether a Border Patrol agent can be held liable for shooting and killing a teen through the border fence in Nogales.

Aug 7, 2018

Family of boy slain in Mexico can sue Border Patrol

A federal appeals court this morning ruled the mother of a teen shot by a Border Patrol agent through the fence has a legal right to sue him and the federal government in U.S. courts for damages.

Sep 12, 2017

Attorney claims federal prosecutors withheld evidence in fatal border shooting

In new court filings, Sean Chapman says a Mexican doctor who had performed an autopsy on Jose Antonio Elena Rodriguez told prosecutors in 2014 that the victim was killed by the first bullet which hit him in the head. Chapman said the other shots he admitted that Lonnie Swartz fired in the 2012 incident came later.

May 31, 2017

Border shooting attorney tries to stop expert’s opinion

The attorney for the Border Patrol agent who killed a teen in 2012 wants to block jurors from hearing a prosecution witness testify that the shooting was unjustified.

May 16, 2017

Drug smuggler accusations rise in border shooting case

The attorney for a Border Patrol agent who shot a teen through the fence is claiming the victim was involved in drug smuggling.

May 8, 2017

Border shooting trial set

Lonnie Swartz will go on trial in federal court on Oct. 12 for shooting and killing a teen across the border in Mexico.

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