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Armed Militia Member Shot At By Border Patrol Agent Is A Convicted Felon

The armed militia member who was shot at by a border patrol agent last week is a convicted felon.

Rio Grande Valley TV station KRGV reported Wednesday that records show the man, John Frederick Forester, has misdemeanor convictions for theft and trespassing and a felony conviction for burglary.

Forester was violating federal statues, then, when a border patrol agent who was chasing a group of immigrants last Friday in Brownsville, Texas spotted him holding a gun.

Texas law, however, allows a felon to possess a gun after five years have elapsed since his or her release from prison. Forester was not in violation of state law, according to KRGV.