Posted by Aleksandra Konstantinovic on September 6, 2014
Times of San Diego

The Border Patrol arrested three Mexican citizens climbing over the border fence, two of whom were Tecate police officers in pursuit of the third man, authorities said Friday.

Agents at the El Cajon Border Patrol Station on Wednesday spotted a man making his way over the fence just east of the Tecate Port of Entry. As the agents approached the man, two police officers from Tecate also came over the fence. All three were promptly arrested.

At the Border Patrol facility, a records check showed that the first man had at least five prior felony arrests in the United States. He is being held in Department of Homeland Security custody pending prosecution for re-entry after deportation.

No criminal records were found for the police officers, who stated that they were chasing the man after he had assaulted someone who was waiting to cross through the port of entry. The Border Patrol’s Foreign Operations Branch contacted the Tecate Police Department, and was able to confirm the men’s story.

The police officers were processed and subsequently returned to Mexico through the Tecate Port of Entry.

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