Ex-con arrested in border agent’s killing
January 23rd, 2008
Posted in Border News



(CNN) — Mexican police have arrested a man in connection with the death of a U.S. border patrol agent last week, according to a statement issued by authorities in Mexico.

Jesus Navarro Montes is accused of running over a U.S. Customs and Border Protection agent Saturday.

Jesus Navarro Montes was arrested Tuesday in the town of El Yaqui, said the statement from Mexico’s attorney general.

“Initial investigations indicated that Jesus Navarro Montes left Mexicali, Baja California, heading for the United States in a Hummer SUV that is believed to have contained drugs,â€