Convicted Sex Offender in the Country Illegally Facing New Federal Charges for Assaulting an Officer

(KNSI) — A 39-year-old Guatemalan citizen, who is also a convicted sex offender and in the U.S. illegally, is facing new federal charges for assaulting a federal officer with a dangerous weapon.

Acting U.S. Attorney Joseph Thompson for the District of Minnesota says that in December of 2022, Roberto Carlos Munoz was charged with repeatedly sexually abusing a minor and later convicted of felony fourth degree criminal sexual conduct. When he was arrested, Immigration and Customs Enforcement issued a detainer, but local authorities didn’t honor it, and released Munoz.

According to a press release from Thompson’s office, on June 17th, 2025, federal agents attempted to arrest Munoz on an administrative warrant due to his illegal status. During a traffic stop, Munoz refused repeated commands to lower his windows and open his door, even after officers clearly identified themselves as police and warned they would break a window. An Enforcement and Removal Operations Officer used a spring-loaded punch to break the rear window and reached inside to unlock the door. At that moment, Munoz put the car in drive and accelerated onto the curb at high speed, trapping the officer’s arm in the broken window. As Munoz drove away, he dragged the officer along the road. The officer fired his taser twice, but Munoz kept driving and then began weaving back and forth, apparently trying to shake the officer loose, driving on and off the curb while the officer screamed. After dragging the officer roughly 100 yards, Munoz hit the curb again, and the impact finally freed the officer. Munoz then fled the scene.

Photos within the criminal complaint show the ERO officer suffered a deep cut on his right arm requiring 20 stitches, another on his left hand needing 13 stitches, plus scrapes on his knee, elbows, and face.

Munoz is charged with assault on a federal officer with a dangerous or deadly weapon resulting in bodily injury.

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