Overview
- Robert Antonio Bastardo Llovera pleaded guilty on March 3 to assaulting a federal officer and on March 16 received a sentence of eight months and two days, credited as time served.
- Prosecutors released a photo showing the ICE officer’s forearm injury from the bite with visible teeth marks.
- The Department of Homeland Security described Bastardo as a confirmed member of the transnational criminal group Tren de Aragua.
- Authorities say the incident occurred July 15, 2025 near San Diego’s Mission Bay, where Bastardo bit one officer and kicked another before being subdued.
- Officials said he was living in the U.S. without legal status and had been ordered removed after failing to appear in immigration court, with court records also noting a prior arrest in Texas for choking the mother of his child.