Federal Judge Allows Marimar Martínez to Share Texts from Agent Who Shot Her
A federal judge has allowed Marimar Martínez, a 23-year-old resident of Chicago who was shot by a US Border Patrol agent last October, to release the text messages she received from her shooter.
Martínez had been charged with assaulting an agent after allegedly confronting one on the street. However, her case was dismissed in November and she is now being allowed to make public her communications with the shooter.
According to her lawyers, Martínez will share some of the texts at a hearing later this month, where she may be able to force the government to drop its claims that she is a "domestic terrorist".
Martinez was shot by US Border Patrol agent Charles Exum in October 2019.
A federal judge has allowed Marimar Martínez, a 23-year-old resident of Chicago who was shot by a US Border Patrol agent last October, to release the text messages she received from her shooter.
Martínez had been charged with assaulting an agent after allegedly confronting one on the street. However, her case was dismissed in November and she is now being allowed to make public her communications with the shooter.
According to her lawyers, Martínez will share some of the texts at a hearing later this month, where she may be able to force the government to drop its claims that she is a "domestic terrorist".
Martinez was shot by US Border Patrol agent Charles Exum in October 2019.