WATCH: Illegal Immigrant Attempts To Flee Courthouse, Gets Tackled By Federal Agents

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An illegal alien attempted to flee a New Hampshire courthouse after Federal agents tried to detain him in an elevator.

Arnuel Marquez Colmenarez, 33, a Venezuelan man who entered the United States illegally, was taken into custody while he was heading to an arraignment on charges of a DUI, driving without a license, and failing to provide proper ID.

The Nashua Circuit Court released video footage from February 20th that shows Colmenarez being approached by agents in an elevator.

Seconds after being approached by the agents, Colmenarez ran out of the elevator and was quickly tackled by agents.

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Check out what Fox News reported:

A Venezuelan man in the United States illegally was tackled at a New Hampshire courthouse by federal agents earlier this year after he fled from their attempt to detain him quietly in an elevator.

Arnuel Marquez Colmenarez, 33, was taken into custody while he was heading to a court arraignment on charges for drunken driving, driving without a license and failing to provide information after an accident, according to The Associated Press via the Nashua Police Department.

Video from Feb. 20 that was released by the Nashua Circuit Court on Monday showed Colmenarez going through security at the courthouse and getting into an elevator with the federal agents and a few other people.

As others left the elevator, an agent can be seen touching Colmenarez lightly on the shoulder, then talking to him. The video does not include audio, but Colmenarez can be seen running out of the elevator after a few seconds.

Two agents chased him out of the elevator and threw him to the ground a few feet away, knocking down an older man who was walking with a cane in the process.

Court liaison officer for the Hudson Police Department, Jared Neff, said he was in the prosecutor’s office when he heard something going on near the elevators and decided to go check it out.

“There were voices yelling ‘Stop!’ and then a loud ‘bang’ which sounded like people had fallen on the ground and were actively fighting and struggling,” he wrote in an incident report, according to The AP.

Per Reuters:

A Venezuelan man currently in immigration detention was arrested in February inside a New Hampshire courthouse by federal agents who tackled him and knocked over a bystander, surveillance footage showed.

Arnuel Marquez Colmenarez is in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody in Texas, ICE records show.
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Marquez Colmenarez had arrived at a courthouse in Nashua, New Hampshire, on February 20 to be arraigned on misdemeanor charges, the Boston Globe reported.

Marquez Colmenarez was then approached by two men who identified themselves as federal agents, who then tackled him as he tried to flee, according to the Globe.

In response to a Reuters inquiry about the incident, an ICE spokesperson provided a general statement saying the agency is “focusing all its law enforcement personnel on mitigating public safety threats and preserving the integrity of our immigration laws.”



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