Federal prosecutors allege that a man hit a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement vehicle in Gary while trying to evade an immigration arrest Oct. 13 after dropping his child at school.

Charges were unsealed Thursday for Rosario Carrillo Lopez.

He was charged in the U.S. District Court in Northern Indiana with forcibly assaulting, resisting, opposing, impeding or interfering with an officer or employee of the United States while engaged in or on account of performance of official duties.

The lengthy charge accuses him of assaulting officers with a “deadly weapon” – his SUV.

His lawyer Roxanne Mendez Johnson did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Documents state he could face up to 20 years in prison.

Gary Police notified ICE on a previous date when he showed officers

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