Suspected Iranian ‘Terrorist’ Allegedly Tortured Wife Years Before ICE Snatched Him
An Iranian terror suspect illegally in the U.S. was reportedly charged with beating and torturing his wife before the Trump administration detained him. Prosecutors in Harris County, Texas, accused Yousef Mehridehno of…
An Iranian terror suspect illegally in the U.S. was reportedly charged with beating and torturing his wife before the Trump administration detained him.
Prosecutors in Harris County, Texas, accused Yousef Mehridehno of assault on a family member in 2007, court records show. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) arrested Mehridehno in Mississippi on Sunday, declaring him a “known or suspected terrorist” with a fraudulent visa as federal officials warn of a heightened risk of Iran-inspired attacks on U.S. soil.
Harris County authorities alleged that Mehridehno beat his wife, burned her and tried to attack her with a knife, WLBT3 reported, citing documents from the case. The district attorney’s office tried to convict him for two years, but procedural issues such as filing errors hampered the case until the charges were ultimately dismissed, according to the outlet.
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) did not respond to a request for comment from the Daily Caller News Foundation