"The six armed federal agents loomed around their detained suspect, Carlitos Ricardo Parias, who was handcuffed and sitting on the sidewalk, moaning as he held his right leg. A small crowd gathered around them on that day in June, according to video of the incident. Three civilians are seen helping Parias, 44, a well-known TikTok streamer, to his feet and walking him to a car, as Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers and deputy marshals watch. Parias is limping and holding his leg."
"The video of the aborted detention reviewed by The Times contradicts public accounts by Department of Homeland Security officials, who said Parias "previously escaped from custody." It raises questions of why the agents appeared to willingly let a suspect go, ultimately setting off a sequence of events that ended in a shooting that wounded Parias and a deputy marshal last week."
"The Department of Homeland Security told The Times that Parias is an undocumented immigrant who "previously escaped from custody," but did not respond to detailed questions about why six armed federal agents let Parias walk away. A federal criminal complaint charging Parias with assault on a federal officer described him as having previously "avoided capture." A spokesperson for the U.S. marshals service declined to comment, referring all questions to DHS."
Six armed federal agents detained Carlitos Ricardo Parias, a 44-year-old TikTok streamer, handcuffed and moaning on a sidewalk while holding his right leg. A small crowd gathered and three civilians helped Parias to his feet and walked him to a car as ICE officers and deputy marshals watched; one agent briefly blocked a helper at the car door but then relented. The men drove away with Parias still handcuffed. Video of the encounter contradicts Department of Homeland Security claims that Parias previously escaped custody and raises questions about why agents allowed him to leave. Prosecutors said Parias fled in the chaos; his public defender said officers permitted him to go.
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