Man Charged for Assaulting Federal Agent After Attempted Parking Lot Grand Prix
KEY POINTS
- •Luis David Nino-Moncada was shot by Customs and Border Patrol agents on January 8 in East Portland and charged with aggravated assault the next Monday.
- •Witnesses recounted a dramatic scene where Nino-Moncada’s red Toyota Tacoma rammed another car before fleeing and allegedly tried to run over federal officers.
- •Yorlenys Betzabeth Zambrano-Contreras was hospitalized with a gunshot wound, later transferred to an ICE processing facility in Tacoma facing illegal entry charges.
Luis David Nino-Moncada had quite the weekend marathon in East Portland—shot by a U.S. Customs and Border Patrol agent in a parking lot on January 8 near an Adventist Health office, then charged Monday with aggravated assault of a federal officer and over $1,000 in federal property damage. After his initial court cameo, Attorney General Pamela Bondi promised 'full force' Justice Department crackdowns on assaulting law enforcement, like it’s a new WWE move. Meanwhile, Yorlenys Betzabeth Zambrano-Contreras was busy with a chest wound at Legacy Emanuel and an impromptu trip to an ICE facility in Tacoma, facing illegal entry charges. Witnesses reported Agents pounding on the Tacoma’s window before it performed vehicular rage stunts by ramming a parked car—an episode described by feds as an 'attempted run over' of officers, sponsored by Tren de Aragua, a Venezuelan gang hostile enough to earn 'global terrorist' branding. Nino-Moncada’s lawyer threw down the classic 'go-to government conspiracy' card, calling these accusations a tired rerun, suggesting the DOJ’s script has more reruns than a late-night sitcom marathon.
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Nothing says 'escaping justice' like turning a health clinic parking lot into Fast & Furious: ICE Edition while getting charged for assaulting federal officers and $1,000+ in property damage. Winter Pulitzer, 2026.
When your getaway vehicle is a red Toyota Tacoma and your defense is 'I was just trying to park,' but federal agents saw an attempted vehicular homicide instead.
Charges filed against a man who turned a humble hospital parking lot into the most dramatic meetup since The Avengers—only with more gunshots and less choreography.
Source: Axios | Published: 1/13/2026 | Author: Kale Williams
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