Sex offender fugitives, including Mexican national, arrested in Mobile
Published: Tuesday, June 28, 2011, 4:26 PM Updated: Tuesday, June 28, 2011, 4:27 PM
By Press-Register staff

MOBILE, Alabama -- The U.S. Border Patrol agents last week arrested 2 men in Mobile who who were wanted elsewhere stemming from sexual offenses. Both of the arrests involved the apprehension of illegal aliens in Mobile.

In the first case, Wednesday, Border Patrol Agents assigned to the Mobile station encountered a man identified as Hermenegildo Hernandez at the Mobile Greyhound Bus Station. Hernandez, a native and citizen of Mexico illegally present in the U.S., has an outstanding warrant for sexual abuse of a minor issued by Prince Georges County, Maryland, according to Border Patrol agents.

Hernandez was turned over to the Mobile County Sheriff's Department to await extradition to Maryland. The 45-year-old remained in Mobile County Metro Jail on Tuesday, according to jail records.


Hermenegildo Hernandez, 45, was arrested Wednesday, June 22, 2011, at the Mobile Greyhound Bus Station in Mobile, Alabama. Hernandez, a native and citizen of Mexico illegally present in the U.S., has an outstanding warrant for sexual abuse of a minor issued by Prince Georges County, Maryland, according to Border Patrol agents.

On Friday, Mobile station agents encountered Silvestre Chavez-Gonzalez and 4 other undocumented aliens. The suspects were apprehended and transported to the Mobile station for processing, according to a Border Patrol news release.

During processing, it was revealed that Chavez has an outstanding warrant out of Gwinnett County, Georgia, for a probation violation relating to a conviction for enticing a child for indecent purposes. Chavez was turned over to the Mobile County Sheriff's Department for extradition.

The 4 other undocumented aliens were processed for removal and detained at the Baldwin County jail in Bay Minette. Chavez, 30, remained in Mobile County Metro Jail on Tuesday. His address was listed as homeless.

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