Illegal immigrant charged in WA with assaulting officers after resisting arrest

Victor Vivanco-Reyes, 25, appeared in US District Court in Seattle and is charged with two counts of assault on a federal officer. He remains in federal custody pending a detention hearing scheduled for June 13, 2025.

According to the criminal complaint, Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), working with Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO), US Border Patrol, and Customs and Border Protection’s Air and Marine Operations (CBP AMO), had been seeking Vivanco-Reyes due to his undocumented status and prior criminal convictions which include a drive by shooting while having a weapon at a school facility. While serving time in Washington, he engaged in a prison riot.

The first attempt to apprehend him occurred on May 22 in Mount Vernon, Washington. When agents located Vivanco-Reyes's vehicle and initiated emergency lights and sirens, he briefly stopped in a driveway before speeding off through a residential neighborhood. Due to the danger posed by his reckless driving, agents terminated the pursuit.

A second attempt on June 6 resulted in a chaotic confrontation on Camano Island. Just after 9:30 am, agents spotted a work truck connected to Vivanco-Reyes traveling on Cascade View Drive. The truck, towing a trailer, was intercepted by three federal vehicles attempting to block the road. Instead of stopping, Vivanco-Reyes allegedly accelerated directly at the agents, crashing into one federal vehicle and ultimately colliding head-on with another. The truck then veered off the road, hit a ditch, and struck a power pole.

Vivanco-Reyes attempted to flee on foot but was quickly apprehended. Two agents sustained injuries during the collisions and were transported to nearby hospitals for treatment.

Assaulting a federal officer with a deadly weapon carries a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison and a fine of up to $250,000.