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Colorado Prosecutor Charges Immigration Officer Under George Floyd Law

4/24/2026

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Colorado prosecutor charged federal immigration officer Nicholas Rice with assault and criminal mischief for using a chokehold during a Durango protest, violating 2020 George Floyd-named law that bans chokeholds.
Franci Stagi said Rice grabbed her hair, placed his arm around her neck, and threw her down an embankment.
The Colorado Bureau of Investigations opened its own probe after Durango Police Chief Brice Current requested it, a step in federal-agent cases.

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Colorado prosecutor charged federal immigration officer Nicholas Rice with assault and criminal mischief for using a chokehold during a Durango protest, violating 2020 George Floyd-named law that bans chokeholds.
Franci Stagi said Rice grabbed her hair, placed his arm around her neck, and threw her down an embankment.
The Colorado Bureau of Investigations opened its own probe after Durango Police Chief Brice Current requested it, a step in federal-agent cases.