Thread: MD-Man gets prison time for illegally re-entering U.S.

Man gets prison time for illegally re-entering U.S.

Jun 27, 2008 12:00 AM (9 hrs ago) by Freeman Klopott, The Examiner

WASHINGTON (Map, News) - A violent, drug-dealing, once-deported illegal immigrant who was arrested in July at a popular day laborer hangout in Silver Spring was sentenced this week to seven years in prison for re-entering the country illegally, federal prosecutors said.

Since 2003, Miguel Montez-Flores, 36, of Mexico, has been doling out aliases to authorities and dodging federal officials as he was arrested three times for alleged drunken driving around Louisville, Ky. He tried to give Montgomery County police a pseudonym, but officers didn’t buy it, according to a plea agreement.

In July, Montez-Flores was arrested at the 7-Eleven on the corner of University Boulevard East and Piney Branch Road.

In recent weeks, the 7-Eleven has become a focal point for Montgomery County detectives as they investigate the shooting death of a nearby store clerk followed by the carjacking of a Comcast van from the 7-Eleven parking lot where dozens of day laborers gather. The store sits at the nexus of one of the region’s largest Latino communities.

Montez-Flores was arrested after refusing to leave a “no loiteringâ€

Our courts must stop letting these criminals plead down to lesser offenses. Many judges allow illegals accused of felonies to plead guilty to a lesser misdomeaner to avoid deportation.
DUI should be a felony. Many people are disabled and killed by drunk or drugged drivers. TOO MANY