"Carlitos Ricardo Parias, a TikTok creator who streams local breaking news, was accused in October of ramming his car into immigration agents' vehicles after they surrounded him during an operation. Body-worn camera footage obtained by the Los Angeles Times shows that an agent fired his gun during the incident, shooting Parias in the elbow. A ricochet bullet also hit a deputy US marshal in the hand."
"But on Saturday, US district judge Fernando Olguin ordered the indictment dismissed, saying that the government deprived Parias of his rights when it decided to detain him at the Adelanto ICE processing center an Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention center about 90 miles (145km) east of Los Angeles immediately after he was ordered released from jail on bond. Olguin also said that once at Adelanto, Parias' defense team were unable to schedule any legal visits."
"The obstacles and roadblocks that ICE has put in place at Adelanto make it difficult, if not impossible, for defendant to meet with his attorneys, and have caused defendant to suffer demonstrable prejudice or a substantial threat thereof, the judge said. He also cited in his order the government's failure to comply with various deadlines in the discovery process, including its failure to release body-worn camera footage that captured the shooting by deadline."
Federal judge Fernando Olguin dismissed the indictment against Carlitos Ricardo Parias, a Los Angeles TikTok streamer shot during an ICE operation, finding government actions deprived Parias of his rights. Authorities detained Parias at the Adelanto ICE processing center immediately after he was released on bond, and defense counsel encountered obstacles scheduling legal visits. The judge found demonstrable prejudice and cited government failures to meet discovery deadlines, including delayed release of body-worn camera footage of the shooting. The government had charged Parias with assault for allegedly ramming law enforcement vehicles, but available footage showed his car stationary as he questioned officers.
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