Thread: CBP Southbound Inspections Capture Fugitive Wanted in CO.

C.B.P. News Release

CBP Southbound Inspections Capture Fugitive Wanted in Colorado on Murder Charges

(Wednesday, July 21, 2010)

El Paso, Texas - U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers and border patrol agents working at the El Paso port of entry took custody of a man wanted by Lakewood, Colo., police on murder charges. The apprehension was made Tuesday morning at the southbound Stanton Street international crossing.

CBP officers and Border Patrol agents were performing an outbound inspection operation when a Mexico-bound commercial bus arrived at the crossing point. CBP personnel boarded the bus and initiated an inspection of bus passenger and their belongings. They encountered a male subject who claimed to be a U.S. citizen but had no formal documentation to support his claim.

CBP officers utilized their Integrated Automated Fingerprint Identification System (IAFIS) to check the identity of the individual. The query revealed that the person they were checking was 28-year-old Edward Gerald Graham of El Paso, Texas. The query also indicated that Graham had outstanding warrants in Lakewood, Colo., for charges of murder and assault with a deadly weapon. CBP officers arrested Graham and turned him over to the El Paso police department. He was booked into the El Paso County Jail where he is currently detained.

“Our outbound examinations routinely identify people who are wanted by law enforcement,â€

He should have been caught when he was north bound and not given the opportunity to commit murder.

Dixie