CHICAGO (AP) – A grand jury has formally charged the suspect in the shooting of a federal agent in Chicago.
A one-page indictment unsealed Thursday in Chicago federal court charges 28-year-old Ernesto Godinez with forcible assault of an agent with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. He was arrested on a criminal complaint last week.
A detention hearing for the purported street-gang member was scheduled for later Thursday.
The agent was shot in the face two weeks ago during an ATF operation on the South Side near Godinez’s home. The agent was released from the hospital days later.
Ernesto’s brother, Rodrigo Godinez, was arrested on drugs charges last week. The Chicago Crime Commission compiles official data for its Gang Book and says Rodrigo Godinez is a Saints gang leader.
