An illegal immigrant from Honduras was among nine people charged by Texas authorities for their alleged involvement in the storming of a border wall in El Paso, Texas, last week, the New York Post reported Wednesday.

The nine people are facing charges that include inciting a riot, damage of property of more than $2,500, and assault on members of the National Guard, the Post reported, citing a state government source.

Honduran national Junior Evaristo-Benitez, 21, was charged with assault on a public servant, a third-degree felony, the Post reported, citing Texas Department of Public Safety Sgt. Eliot Torres. Evaristo-Benitez allegedly stomped on a soldier’s knee “purposefully and with malice,” according to border report.

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