Venezuelan National Admits Resisting Arrest by Federal Officers

PROVIDENCE - A Venezuelan national illegally present in the United States today admitted to a federal judge that he resisted arrest by Immigration and Customs Enforcement Deportation Officers while being taken into custody on an immigration warrant, announced Acting United States Attorney Sara Miron Bloom.

Edward Antonio Reyes Calderon, 22, admitted that he violently resisted while being arrested by 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.

According to information presented to the court, Reyes Calderon became aggressive and resisted 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 to gain control of the defendant.

Two of the officers suffered minor injuries.

Reyes Calderon pleaded guilty to a charge of resisting arrest of a federal officer. He is scheduled to be sentenced on July 22, 2025. The sentence imposed will be determined by a federal district judge after consideration of the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and other statutory factors.

The case is being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorneys Peter I. Roklan and Taylor A. Dean.

This case is part of Operation Take Back America, a nationwide initiative that marshals the full resources of the Department of Justice to repel the invasion of illegal immigration, achieve the total elimination of cartels and transnational criminal organizations (TCOs), and protect our communities from the perpetrators of violent crime.

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