An armed migrant allegedly chased down U.S. Attorney John A. Sarcone III outside a hotel in Albany, New York, on Tuesday, in what prosecutors are calling a murder attempt.
According to reports, the attacker allegedly walked up to Sarcone, a Trump appointee, began yelling in Spanish, then pulled out a knife and threatened the official, the Albany Times Union reported.
Sarcone reportedly backed away and into the hotel as the man attempted to follow him. Police say the whole encounter was captured by the hotel’s security cameras.
Prosecutors have identified the attacker as Saul Morales-Garcia, 40, an illegal alien from El Salvador.
Sarcone said he was suspicious about the man the instant he saw him.
“I got my eye on him,
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