Armando Carrillo-Diaz, 45, has been sentenced to five years in prison followed by one year of supervised release. U.S. District Judge Mark H. Cohen issued the sentence after Carrillo-Diaz pleaded guilty to assaulting a federal officer, arson, and illegally reentering the United States, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Georgia.
On April 26, 2023, Carrillo-Diaz, originally from Rioverde, San Luis Potosí, Mexico, fled from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers in a pickup truck, nearly striking one of them. Later, he set fire to his apartment, prompting evacuations by the Gwinnett County Fire Department. During the incident, Carrillo-Diaz injured himself with a box cutter and was taken to the hospital after receiving medical aid from law enforcement.
The investigation involved Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), ICE’s Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO), the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), and the Gwinnett County Fire Department. Assistant U.S. Attorney Dash A. Cooper prosecuted the case. Carrillo-Diaz entered his guilty plea on January 29, 2025.
This case is part of Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN), a Department of Justice program focused on reducing violent crime through community collaboration and strategic enforcement. For more information, contact the U.S. Attorney’s Public Affairs Office at [email protected] or (404) 581-6280.
