Immigration agent who shot Chicago woman drove 'rammed' vehicle to Maine, attorneys reveal

[Jilly_in_VA]

The immigration agent who shot a woman earlier this month after she allegedly rammed his vehicle in Brighton Park was allowed by his supervisors to drive the government-issued SUV back to Maine before it could be inspected by the woman’s attorneys.

That peculiar twist was revealed in a routine hearing Thursday in the assault case against Marimar Martinez, who is accused of intentionally ramming the agent’s Chevrolet Tahoe during an immigration-enforcement mission on Chicago’s Southwest Side, leading him to open fire.

During the hearing, Martinez’s attorney, Christopher Parente, asked U.S. District Judge Georgia Alexakis for an order preserving evidence in the investigation, including body-camera footage, emails between Department of Homeland Security and the U.S. attorney’s office about any media statements about the case, and the vehicles involved in the incident.

Parente said he was particularly worried about the Border Patrol agent’s vehicle, since where and how it sustained any damage would be pivotal evidence in the case. Parente said after he demanded to inspect the vehicle, he was notified the agent was allowed to “drive it back to Maine, which I believe is 1,100 miles away.”

“I assumed this car was being kept as evidence,” Parente said, adding the agent should be instructed immediately to not get the vehicle repaired or washed. “I shouldn’t have to find that out … how they let this happen is beyond me.”

https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/10/16/agent-who-shot-woman-drove-vehicle-maine/

Tampering with evidence! Throw out the case!

[dalton99a]

1. Kick

[cbabe]

2. Rammed car driven thousand plus miles. That's some automotive engineering. (sarcasm)

[D. Spaulding]

3. There's apparently bodycam footage that proves

he actually turned into her vehicle. But think of how insane this is, he actually shot her 6 times for no reason whatsoever! I don't think this is getting taken seriously enough.

[wolfie001]

5. When you have 6 shitty SC justices, this is the direct result

Those 6 are responsible for many deaths at this point. Nazi judges all 6 of 'em. Conveniently hiding behind their "beliefs". I say, "Fuck their beliefs"!!!!

[BurnDoubt]

4. Pretend this happened to St Chaz.

It might have gotten the protocol treatment.
Lawless Law Enforcement.
Extra-Judicial is all the rage now.
Imagine That!
Rogue Department of Justice.

[patphil]

6. how they let this happen is beyond me.

This is indeed tampering with evidence and should result in all charges being thrown out. I assume the vehicle has been tampered with, perhaps repaired.
A new charge of tampering with evidence should be levied by Illinois officials against the Border Patrol.