A woman who allegedly threatened to shoot federal immigration officers has been arrested and charged.
On Wednesday, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) published details about the case against Michelle Lee Varela, a 42-year-old resident of San Antonio.
Authorities say Varela “influenced, impeded or retaliated against a federal officer by threat and used interstate communications to transmit a threat to injure another.”
ICE was investigating the immigration status of Varela’s husband when she allegedly “used profanity and said if her husband was taken into custody, she would shoot them” during a contentious phone call on June 4.
The officer on the call reportedly advised Varela to reconsider her remarks, but she “continued in an elevated voice and a threatening tone” before hanging up.
Varela was arrested on June 11 amid an ongoing probe conducted by ICE Homeland Security Investigations San Antonio and the Goliad County Sheriff’s Office.
A criminal complaint against Varela was unsealed during her initial appearance before a U.S. magistrate judge in San Antonio.
She could face 10 or more years in prison and up to $500,000 in fines if convicted on both charges.
She is expected to appear in federal court in Corpus Christi in the near future.
This article was originally published at InfoWars.com
