The U.S. Attorney's Office for Arizona filed the motion Thursday after defense attorneys sought to exclude the military and job performance records of defendant Lonnie Swartz. The records say Swartz enlisted in the military in 1995 at age 19 and went AWOL two months later. Prosecutors say Swartz omitted his desertion and arrest when applying to work for the Border Patrol. "The fact that these statements were made when he applied ... make them particularly germane to this case which involves his conduct as a Border Patrol agent." The Border Patrol records include field observation reports, performance evaluations and results of proficiency tests.

Source: ABC News January 26, 2018 20:14 UTC