A man from Guatemala recently pleaded guilty in federal court to assaulting officers during an immigration arrest in Marlborough in May, according to the Massachusetts U.S. Attorney’s Office.

Guido Andres Cuellar Batres, 24, was accused of biting, kicking and hitting federal law enforcement officers when he was taken into custody in the spring. He pleaded guilty Oct. 30 to forcibly assaulting, resisting, opposing, impeding, intimidating, or interfering with federal officers engaged in the performance of official duties, the Massachusetts U.S. Attorney’s Office wrote in a press release not made public until Nov. 13, after the federal government reopened from a 43-day shutdown.

Cuellar, a Guatemalan national, overstayed his non-immigrant visa by more than four years, leading to an outstanding immigration warrant for his arrest, according to authorities.

On May 4, three Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers and a Drug Enforcement Administration agent conducting surveillance in a Marlborough parking lot spotted Cuellar in the front passenger seat of a car, according to authorities.

The officers, wearing law enforcement garments, approached the car and ordered Cuellar to get out of the vehicle, in Spanish and English, the release read.

He refused and, despite instructions to keep his hands visible, he reached down in the front passenger seat, which led officers to break the rear passenger side window and unlock the front passenger door, according to the release.

The officers removed Cuellar from the vehicle, but he did not cooperate when they tried to handcuff him. According to authorities, Cuellar bit one officer in the hand and another in the leg, hit an officer in the head multiple times, and spat in an officer’s face, the release read.

Once he was handcuffed and placed in leg restraints, Cuellar continued to kick at officers, according to authorities.

Cuellar was indicted by a federal grand jury on July 17.

U.S. District Court Judge Angel Kelley scheduled sentencing for Jan. 12, 2026.

Cuellar’s charge “provides for a sentence of up to eight years in prison, three years of supervised release and a fine of $250,000,” according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office.