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AUSTIN, Texas (AP) \u2014 Federal prosecutors on Tuesday announced an assault charge against a Venezuelan delivery driver who was shot in his car<\/a> by a federal immigration agent in Texas, accusing the man of striking an officer with his side mirror while trying to drive away.<\/p>\n

Wilber Rafael Garces Perez<\/a>, 28, was charged with one count of assaulting, resisting and impeding a federal officer, according to a criminal complaint. Garces Perez, whose attorney has said he still has a bullet lodged in his back<\/a> from the Sept. 20 shooting, made an initial court appearance in an Austin federal court on Tuesday, according to the U.S. Attorney\u2019s Office in the Western District of Texas.<\/p>\n

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