Border Patrol arrests sex o ender

On Wednesday morning, El Centro Sector Border Patrol agents arrested a registered sex offender and convicted felon, a Customs and Border Protection news release stated.

The incident occurred at approximately 6:20 a.m. Wednesday when agents assigned to Calexico Border Patrol station observed an individual make an illegal entry by climbing over the international boundary fence close to Andrade Avenue near the Calexico port of entry.

Agents approached the individual, placed him under arrest and transported him to the Calexico station.

Records checks revealed the individual had an extensive criminal history dating back to 2010, when he was arrested at the Calexico port of entry with more than a pound of methamphetamine strapped to his leg.

In July 2012, the man was convicted of smuggling contraband into a prison and was consequently sentenced to five years of probation. He was arrested again in June of 2017 for alien smuggling in Calexico, which resulted in a probation violation.

The record checks also showed that the man was a registered sex offender with an active warrant out of Phoenix, Ariz., for a violation of probation.

The man, a 27-year-old United States citizen was held awaiting extradition by the U.S. Marshal Service.

— Vincent Osuna, vosuna@ivpressonline.com