The U.S. Attorney's Office in the Southern Texas Region announced Friday that a Houston woman faces federal charges in the alleged threat of a machete.
Jennifer Jesselle Perez-Rodriguez, 28, was detained and charged with assaulting law enforcement officers in connection with the incident.
According to the criminal complaint, agents drove along Anderson Road in an unmarked car as Perez-Rodriguez allegedly walked into the road with a machete. The woman then began to swing the machete and move towards two of the cars.
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Jennifer Jesselle Perez-Rodriguez, 28, was charged with assaulting law enforcement officers. (iStock)
The complaint said that when Perez-Rodriguez started running towards them, agents activated the sirens in one of the cars. An agent opened the door and directed her to drop the machete, which she refused to do.
The complaint said that because Perez-Rodriguez failed to follow the order, the agent pulled out his gun and began shooting her until she was no longer threatened. She was taken to the hospital with a gun injured.
Perez-Rodriguez was detained for the April 17 incident. (Getty Image)
Perez-Rodriguez faces a fine of up to 20 years in federal prison, with a maximum fine of $250,000 if convicted.
According to witnesses, at least four people were brutal assaulted before she caught the machete and began searching for the attacker, when she met federal agents.
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Perez-Rodriguez faces a fine of up to 20 years in federal prison, with a maximum fine of $250,000 if convicted. (Anadolu agents through Getty Images)
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A witness told Fox 26, "I saw when that woman went to the store, she was said to have a machete bag in her bag. She went back outside, but they were no longer there.