Edward Antonio Reyes Calderon Criminal Complaint
Venezuelan National Charged with Assaulting Federal Officers During Execution of Immigration Arrest Warrant
PROVIDENCE – A Venezuelan national illegally present in the United Sates has been charged in U.S. District Court in Rhode Island with assaulting Immigration and Customs Enforcement Deportation Officers during his arrest on an immigration warrant, announced Acting United States Attorney Sara Miron Bloom.
It is alleged that Edward Antonio Reyes Calderon, 22, resisted arrest and assault three uniformed Deportation Officers, injuring two of them, as they took him into custody outside of the Rhode Island District Court in Providence on February 13, 2025. He had just completed an appearance in state court on a Domestic Violence charge and was being released from state custody on bail.
Charging documents allege that the Deportation Officers, in clearly marked ICE/Police body armor, while in front of a law enforcement vehicle with emergency lights flashing, attempted to take Reyes Calderon into custody at the sally port of the courthouse. The Deportation Officers clearly announced that they were “police,” and instructed Reyes Calderon to turn around. As they grabbed his arms, he began to flex and pull away, not complying with orders. The officers gave several verbal commands including: “stop resisting,” and “you are under arrest.”
It is further alleged that Reyes Calderon became very aggressive, resisting violently, as the three officers struggled to apply hand cuffs. He continued to push and pull the Deportation Officers, at one point tightly grabbing one of the officer’s utility belt – his hands inches from the officer’s firearm. As the struggle continued for several minutes, an officer deployed pepper spray in order to gain control of the defendant.
Two Deportation Officers suffered minor injuries and had to be evaluated medically.
At present, Reyes Calderon remains in ICE custody. He will make an initial appearance in U.S. District Court on a date yet to be determined on a criminal complaint charging him with forcibly assaulting, resisting, opposing and impeding a law enforcement officer in the performance of official duties. A federal criminal complaint is merely an accusation. A defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty.
In addition to the pending charge for Domestic Violence in Rhode Island, Reyes Calderon is facing a charge in the State of New York for Grand Larceny.
The case in U.S. District Court in Providence is being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorneys Peter I. Roklan and Taylor A. Dean.