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Gabriel Omar Gigena was sentenced to 15 months in prison for assaulting a U.S. marshal.

Gigena, 42, placed an officer in a choke hold during his arrest, court documents show.

SALT LAKE CITY — A California man was sentenced to 15 months in prison for putting a U.S. marshal in a choke hold.

Gabriel Omar Gigena, 42, of Valley Springs, California, was convicted in April by a federal grand jury of assaulting a federal officer.

On May 4, 2024, two officers with the U.S. Marshals Service were tasked with apprehending Gigena at a park in Park City because he was wanted for a warrant issued by the state of California, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office for Utah. While taking him into custody, the officers were supposed to safely secure his

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