Man charged with NYE murder spent time in immigration custody

by Dillon Collier & Bailey McGowan / KENS 5
Bio | Email | Follow: @dilloncollierPosted on January 8, 2014 at 3:49 PM
Updated today at 3:51 PM

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Christian Bautista, the man charged with the murder of Lauren Bump on New Year's Eve, has a long criminal history, including spending time in a Texas prison and federal custody for possibly entering the country illegally, according to new documents provided by the Bexar County Sheriff's Office.

Bump, 24, was found on New Year's Eve in O.P. Schnabel park stabbed to death. Bautista was arrested Jan. 4 and charged with her death.

Bautista's criminal history includes two arrests in Claremont, California, followed by an arrest in Travis County.

His criminal history in Bexar County includes eight different instances.
The 29-year-old was arrested for drug possession in 2006 and a few weeks later was charged with illegal entry, according to county records.

Illegal entry is a charge typically reserved for people who enter the United States Illegally.

A spokeswoman with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement said "ICE has no immigration enforcement jurisdiction with this individual."

Sources within the same department conceded that Bautista's immigration status has been "up in the air" in the past. It is unclear how long he was in ICE's custody.

State records obtained by the I-Team revealed Bautista finished a five-year sentence for aggravated robbery in October and was released from state custody October 29, a little more than two months before Bump was murdered.

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