Law and Order

GUILTY: CBP Officer Abducted, Sexually Assaulted Minor near Arizona Border

It took an Arizona jury two days of deliberation to reach a guilty verdict in the trial of former Customs and Border Protection Officer Aaron Mitchell. The jury found the man guilty of both a federal civil rights offense and a kidnapping charge related to the sexual assault and kidnapping of an Arizona middle school student. The jury also found that the defendant’s conduct included aggravated sexual abuse that resulted in bodily injury.

Aaron Mitchell Booking Photo, courtesy of Cochise County Sheriff's Office (Cochise County