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Veteran Paralyzed by Illegal Immigrant's Attack: Family Outraged

6/9/2025

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Marine veteran Jimmy Friesenhahn, 44, faces a heartbreaking battle after being shot and paralyzed by Wilmer Vladmir Ortega Ruiz, an illegal immigrant with a troubling history of four arrests. As a Texas security guard, Friesenhahn bravely tried to disarm Ortega Ruiz. His family is outraged, deeming the District Attorney's lenient charges a "slap in the face."

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Marine veteran Jimmy Friesenhahn, 44, faces a heartbreaking battle after being shot and paralyzed by Wilmer Vladmir Ortega Ruiz, an illegal immigrant with a troubling history of four arrests. As a Texas security guard, Friesenhahn bravely tried to disarm Ortega Ruiz. His family is outraged, deeming the District Attorney's lenient charges a "slap in the face."