Family of Marine veteran allegedly shot by illegal migrant slams Dem DA for 'soft'-on-crime approach

Family members of a U.S. Marine Corps seasoned who was allegedly changeable by an illegal migrant successful aboriginal May said they’re upset with the Bexar County territory lawyer for being "soft" connected transgression aft the fishy was reportedly arrested and released aggregate times without being placed connected an migration hold.

"It astir seems similar these radical that are amerciable successful this state are getting released easier than a mean national [who] would get a DUI oregon thing else. It doesn't marque immoderate consciousness to us," said Emmanuel Martinez, the brother-in-law of Jimmy Friesenhahn, 44, who remains hospitalized.

Martinez and Becky Borjon, Friesenhahn’s sister, told "America Reports" connected Wednesday that their loved 1 is inactive warring for his beingness aft being changeable 3 times. 

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Marine Corps seasoned Jimmy Friesenhahn was allegedly changeable by an amerciable migrant successful May. (Credit: GoFundMe)

Wilmer Vladimir Ruiz Ortega, 29, was arrested by constabulary aft allegedly shooting Friesenhahn astatine the El Patio Sports Bar successful San Antonio. The begetter of a 5-month-old was moving arsenic a information defender and saw a weapon successful Ortega’s pocket, according to police. 

A conflict ensued and Friesenhahn was allegedly changeable doubly successful his bulletproof vest and erstwhile successful the neck. The shooting near him paralyzed and incapable to speak. 

"I deliberation it's a large calamity and a nonaccomplishment of our justness system. People who correspond and allowed for our unfastened borders — our past medication allowed those open borders. Really brushed connected those crimes, criminals, and I deliberation it's conscionable unfair and unjust to the citizens of America who are present legally," Borjon said.

"The immigrants who travel legally — determination is nary intent to origin harm oregon crimes. These amerciable immigrants that repeatedly get released implicit and implicit — I don't recognize that astatine all."

Deputy ICE Director Madison Sheahan, flanked by ICE Acting Director Todd Lyons, speaks during a quality league astatine ICE office connected May 21, 2025, successful Washington, D.C. (AP Photos/Jose Luis Magana)  (Jose Luis Magana/The Associated Press)

Ortega was charged with aggravated battle against a information serviceman and amerciable introduction from a overseas nation. ICE placed a detainer connected him connected May 4, according to the New York Post.

KABB Fox 29 San Antonio reported that Ortega had been booked into the Bexar County Jail astatine slightest 3 times since 2020 but was ne'er enactment connected an migration hold.

Bexar County District Attorney Joe Gonzales’ bureau brought the aggravated battle complaint against Ortega, which didn’t beryllium good with Friesenhahn’s sister. 

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"When you unload a afloat clip, the intent is not assault. The intent is murder," she told Fox News co-anchor John Roberts. "He was determination to origin harm and execution idiosyncratic — possibly not my brother, but someone. So the intent has been there, and it's much than an aggravated assault."

The apprehension grounds of Wilmer Vladimir Ruiz Ortega, a 29-year-old amerciable migrant who allegedly changeable a Marine veteran. (Fox News / America Reports)

The Bexar County District Attorney’s Office told Fox 29 that its bureau has been successful interaction with the victim’s family. 

"Since May 4, 2025, Mr. Ruiz Ortega has been successful custody nether an migration hold. Our bureau has been successful nonstop connection with the victim’s family, and we are committed to keeping them informed arsenic the lawsuit progresses," work the statement.

Friesenhahn’s household is focused connected his betterment and is looking into specialized spinal cord wounded centers. 

"At this point, this gunman acceptable a beingness word connected my brother. This is thing he's gonna person to woody with for beingness — extended aesculapian care," Borjon said. "I conscionable privation to spot what we tin bash with caller exertion that's disposable and get him that attraction to spot if we tin person a much functional, much of a normalized authorities of beingness much than what he's got now."

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