{"id":105422,"date":"2026-02-05T00:38:21","date_gmt":"2026-02-05T00:38:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/105422\/"},"modified":"2026-02-05T00:38:21","modified_gmt":"2026-02-05T00:38:21","slug":"nicaraguan-man-allegedly-attacks-federal-agents-in-pittsburgh","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/105422\/","title":{"rendered":"Nicaraguan man allegedly attacks federal agents in Pittsburgh"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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A Nicaraguan man living illegally in Pittsburgh<\/a> faces up to 20 years in prison after allegedly launching a violent attack on federal agents \u2014 ramming a law enforcement vehicle, trying to grab an officer\u2019s gun and biting an agent \u2014 after a failed attempt to buy a gun.<\/p>\n

A federal grand jury in Pittsburgh indicted 33-year-old Darwin Alexander g on Wednesday on a charge of assaulting a federal officer.<\/p>\n

The investigation began when the Department of Homeland Security learned that Davila-Perez had tried to buy a gun from a local dealer. During that transaction, he allegedly claimed to be a U.S. citizen.<\/p>\n

The sale was blocked after the dealer discovered he was a Nicaraguan national with no legal status<\/a> in the U.S. Federal law prohibits those in the country illegally from possessing or purchasing guns.<\/p>\n

ICE OFFICER SERIOUSLY INJURED AFTER ILLEGAL IMMIGRANT ASSAULT, USING METAL COFFEE CUP<\/a><\/p>\n

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A Nicaraguan man in Pittsburgh faces 20 years after allegedly biting an ICE agent and ramming a police car following a failed illegal gun purchase attempt. (Christopher Dilts\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n

On Dec. 17, 2025, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents attempted to pull Davila-Perez over to take him into custody for immigration violations. When agents activated their emergency lights, Davila-Perez didn\u2019t pull over and fought back, according to authorities.<\/p>\n

According to the indictment, Davila-Perez slammed his car into reverse, hitting an occupied law enforcement vehicle before jumping out to run.<\/p>\n

TWICE-DEPORTED ILLEGAL IMMIGRANT PEDOPHILE SEVERELY INJURES ICE OFFICER DURING HOUSTON ARREST<\/a><\/p>\n

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Darwin Alexander Davila-Perez is facing up to 20 years in prison after allegedly launching a violent attack on federal agents, following a failed attempt to buy a gun. (Getty Images)<\/p>\n

During the ensuing struggle, he allegedly elbowed one officer<\/a> in the face, tried to pull an agent\u2019s service weapon from its holster, bit an officer\u2019s arm and struck an agent in the forehead with a pair of handcuffs.<\/p>\n

The whole time officers shouted commands in both English and Spanish<\/a> for Davila-Perez to stop and show his hands. However, authorities say he ignored those orders until he was eventually subdued.<\/p>\n

ICE ARRESTS ILLEGAL IMMIGRANT ARMED WITH KNIFE, CRACK PIPE IN HOUSTON PARKING LOT<\/a><\/p>\n

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Darwin Alexander Davila-Perez tried to buy a gun in Pittsburgh, but the dealer found out he was in the U.S. illegally, according to authorities. (Getty Images)<\/p>\n

The struggle left several agents with bite wounds, scrapes and bruises that required medical treatment.<\/p>\n

If convicted, Davila-Perez faces a maximum of 20 years in prison, a fine of up to $250,000 or both.<\/p>\n

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He remains in custody pending the resolution of the case.<\/p>\n

Greg Wehner is a breaking news reporter for Fox News Digital.<\/p>\n

Story tips and ideas can be sent to Greg.Wehner@Fox.com and on Twitter @GregWehner.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A Nicaraguan man living illegally in Pittsburgh faces up to…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":105423,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[6813,12906,28,73,75,74,1427],"class_list":["post-105422","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-pittsburgh","tag-crime-world","tag-illegal-immigrants","tag-pennsylvania","tag-pittsburgh","tag-pittsburgh-headlines","tag-pittsburgh-news","tag-police-and-law-enforcement"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/105422","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=105422"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/105422\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/105423"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=105422"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=105422"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=105422"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}