United States v. Ortega-Hernandez

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA _________________________________________ ) UNITED STATES OF AMERICA ) ) v. ) Case No. 12-cr-00014 (APM) ) OSCAR RAMIRO ORTEGA-HERNANDEZ, ) ) Defendant. ) _________________________________________ ) MEMORANDUM OPINION I. INTRODUCTION On the evening of November 11, 2011, Defendant Oscar Ramiro Ortega-Hernandez fired at least eight shots from a high-powered rifle that struck the residential section of the White House. Three U.S. Secret Service officers were nearby when bullets hit the building. After a dayslong, multi-state search,…