A Texas man has been sentenced to 41 months in federal prison after resisting arrest and endangering a U.S. Border Patrol (USBP) agent in 2022. Draylon Floyd, 25, received the sentence in a federal court in Del Rio.
According to court documents, the incident occurred on May 26, 2022, when a USBP agent observed Floyd driving on Highway 277 near Del Rio. The agent noticed several passengers in the backseat, crouched down in an attempt to hide.
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During a traffic stop, the agent discovered three Guatemalan nationals in the backseat who lacked legal documentation to be in the United States. Instead of pulling onto the shoulder, Floyd stopped in the travel lane. When the agent instructed Floyd to turn off the engine and informed him he was under arrest, Floyd attempted to flee.
Floyd partially opened his door, and when the agent grabbed his wrist to remove him from the vehicle, Floyd pushed away, started the car, and shifted it into drive. The vehicle moved several feet as the agent struggled with Floyd for control of the steering wheel and gear shift. The agent managed to shift the car into neutral just as Floyd accelerated. The agent then turned off the vehicle, drew his service weapon, and arrested Floyd.
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During the arrest of Floyd’s passenger, Ryan Matthew Brashier, also a U.S. citizen, the agent discovered a cell phone showing their GPS route.
The three illegal aliens were arrested and transported to the Border Patrol station. A plea agreement revealed that Floyd and Brashier had picked up the migrants at a church around 11 PM on May 25th, using a pre-arranged signal. Each migrant had traveled from Guatemala for over two weeks, with their families paying at least $10,000 each to an alien smuggling organization.
Ryan Matthew Brashier was previously sentenced to 27 months in federal prison on July 10, 2024, for his involvement in the incident.
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