El Paso man gets prison in armed harassment of migrants 'for America' outside church

Source: The El Paso Times

El Paso man gets prison in armed harassment of migrants 'for America' outside church

Updated Thu, May 2, 2024 at 6:38 PM EDT·4 min read

An El Paso man has been sentenced to two years in state prison after pleading guilty to pointing a gun at migrants trying to stay warm outside Sacred Heart Catholic Church two years ago, court records stated.

Steven Mathew Driscoll was accused of pointing a gun at Venezuelan migrants and "was heard making a comment that 'he was doing it for America'" before driving away, according to a federal criminal complaint. No shots were fired and no injuries were reported.

Driscoll's attorney declined to comment.

The armed harassment took place on the night of New Year's Eve, Dec. 31, 2022, while hundreds of men, women and children were taking shelter inside and on the sidewalks surrounding the more than 130-year-old historic church in the Segundo Barrio.

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