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Colorado Officer Charged After Assaulting Protester During ICE Protest

4/22/2026

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Nicholas Rice, Colorado immigration officer, was charged with third-degree assault and criminal mischief for violently confronting protester Franci Stagi during ICE protests after the arrest of a Colombian asylum seeker.
Stagi recorded the incident last October when Rice grabbed her by the hair and threw her down an embankment.
District Attorney Sean Murray announced the charges.
Stagi said the penalties were too lenient.

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Nicholas Rice, Colorado immigration officer, was charged with third-degree assault and criminal mischief for violently confronting protester Franci Stagi during ICE protests after the arrest of a Colombian asylum seeker.
Stagi recorded the incident last October when Rice grabbed her by the hair and threw her down an embankment.
District Attorney Sean Murray announced the charges.
Stagi said the penalties were too lenient.