Robert Rosas

A 17-year-old Mexican immigrant has pleaded guilty in San Diego to murdering a Border Patrol agent who was shot eight times in July. The U.S. attorney's office said Christian Daniel Castro Alvarez entered the plea Friday in federal court. Prosecutors say the teenager admitted entering the United States illegally from Mexico to rob a Border Patrol agent of government property. Border Patrol Agent Robert Rosas was shot four times in the head the night of July 23 near Campo, east of San Diego. He was also shot once in the neck and three times in the torso. Authorities say the defendant lured Rosas out ... Read Full Story

SAN DIEGO, CA—United States Attorney Karen P. Hewitt announced the filing of an information and the guilty plea today of an individual involved in the death of Customs and Border Protection Border Patrol Agent Robert W. Rosas, Jr. Agent Rosas was shot and killed on July 23, 2009, while he was on a routine patrol near San Diego, Calif. The information charges the defendant with the murder of a federal officer committed in perpetration of a robbery. According to the plea agreement, Christian Daniel Castro-Alvarez, age 17, admitted that during the evening of July 23, 2009, he illegally entered the United States for the ... Read Full Story

Posted by news 10 hours ago ( http://www.foxnews.com ) View profile Category : News A 17-year-old has pleaded guilty in the murder of a Border Patrol agent shot eight times in head, neck and torso in July. Add this link to...   Bury Add to:                  |   Bookmarks    Read Full Story

A Border Patrol agent who was killed last month in a remote, boulder-strewn area was shot eight times in the head, neck and torso, according to an autopsy report released Tuesday. Robert Rosas, 30, was struck four times in the head — three times on the left side of his face and once in the back of his head, the San Diego County medical examiner's office. He was also shot once in the neck and three times in the torso. The autopsy says Rosas and other agents were pursuing three suspected illegal immigrants on a cool, "extremely dark" night in Campo, about 60 miles ... Read Full Story

U.S. Border patrol agent killed In what maybe a game changer in terms of  U.S. policy involving the U.S. border patrol an agent was shot in the head and killed near the U.S. and Mexico border. Immigration laws have been a hot topic since Barrack Obama became President and this latest incident will only heat up the debate. The strange twist that signifies a new chapter in border patrol and immigration legislation is that Robert Rosas the slain border patrol agent is a latin american.With Judge Sonia Sotomayor herself a Latin American due to become the first Hispanic U.S. Supreme Court Justice this maybe ... Read Full Story