( LAREDO, Texas) – A Bryan, Texas, man was sentenced yesterday to 20 years in prison for attempted second-degree murder and discharging a firearm in furtherance of the commission of a violent crime, United States Attorney Don DeGabrielle announced today.

U.S. District Judge Joseph M. Hood sentenced 22-year-old Jordan Andrew Davidson to 121 months and 120 months on each of two counts, respectively, to run consecutively for attempting to murder a United States Border Patrol Agent while he was in the performance of his official duties and of discharging a firearm in furtherance of a violent crime. Davidson attempted to murder United States Border Patrol Senior Patrol Agent Jesus Humberto Aguilar Jr., 39, on the afternoon of April 25, 2007, after the agent responded to a sensor alert for foot traffic in south Laredo in the vicinity of the crossroads of Cuenca and Wilfrano Streets.

Agent Aguilar first saw Davidson as he was peering from behind the corner of a fence wearing a dark shirt and hat, then duck away from view heading south in the direction of a brushy area known as the Dairy Ranch. Deciding to attempt to catch Davidson with previously-used tactics, Aguilar and his partner split up, with Aguilar pursuing Davidson on foot. Aguilar’s partner drove several hundred yards further west toward the Rio Grande River in the marked unit in order to head off Davidson’s anticipated escape route to the river. After running in Davidson’s direction across a barbed-wire fence into the woods about 80 feet, Aguilar saw Davidson standing behind a mesquite tree. Calling for Davidson to come out from behind the tree in Spanish, Aguilar saw Davidson walk around from behind the tree and answer in English that he was an American and that he wasn’t doing anything wrong. Aguilar asked Davidson what he was doing out in this area and Davidson replied that he was just looking around. Deciding to run a background check on Davidson, Aguilar asked him for identification. Upon receiving Davidson’s Texas Driver’s License, Aguilar asked Davidson to accompany him off of the ranch.

As Davidson walked along with Aguilar, he pulled out .45 semi-automatic pistol. Aguilar was just able to draw out his own service weapon about half way and move towards his right to find cover before Davidson fired at Aguilar hitting him in the left hand. The bullet pierced both Aguilar’s middle finger and the base of Aguilar’s thumb. Davidson continued to fire the pistol as Aguilar made his way towards more cover. Finally making his way to a tree with low hanging branches, Aguilar returned fire. Davidson was not injured. After eight shots, Davidson ran out of ammunition. Davidson ran from the scene and was seen by Laredo Police Department Officers, who had responded to the shooting, swimming across the Rio Grande into Mexico.

Davidson was arrested in Nuevo Laredo, detained at the request of the Laredo Police Department (LPD) and turned over to LPD officers and the FBI April 26.

In addition to the 20-year sentence, to be followed by a combined period of five years of supervision, Judge Hood also ordered Davidson pay Aguilar $35,000 in restitution. Davidson waived appeal of his case, and there is no possibility of parole.
 
This case was investigated by the FBI, LPD, United States Border Patrol, Texas Rangers and other officers of the Department of Public Safety and the Bryan Police Department. The case was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Roberto F. Ramirez.