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CAMDEN, N.J.,— A foreign national admitted in federal court today to assaulting an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer while in custody, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced.
Vasil Petrov, 40, of Bulgaria, pleaded guilty to one count of assaulting a federal officer and inflicting bodily injury. The plea was entered before U.S. District Judge Karen Williams in Camden.
According to court documents, Petrov was in lawful custody at an ICE facility in Elizabeth, N.J., on Dec. 27, 2023, awaiting removal from the United States. While being processed, Petrov struck a deportation officer in the chin with a closed fist, causing a laceration that required liquid stitches.
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