THE DEATH OF A BORDER PATROL AGENT IN WEST TEXAS LAST MONTH MAY BE LINKED TO TWO BROTHERS FROM NEW MEXICO. THE ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL REPORTS THE FBI GOT A WARRANT TO SEARCH A VEHICLE IN PORTALES FOR EVIDENCE.
A TIPSTER HAD TOLD THE BORDER PATROL THAT THE BROTHERS WERE PRESENT WITH A GROUP OF IMMIGRANTS WHEN TWO AGENTS WERE ASSAULTED WITH ROCKS ON NOVEMBER 18TH. AGENT ROGELIO MARTINEZ LATER DIED. NO CHARGES HAVE BEEN FILED IN THE CASE.