Deputies Detain Wanted Alien
Posted: 5:45 pm EDT May 25, 2009

OHIO COUNTY, W.Va. -- A traffic stop in Interstate 70 in Ohio County led to the capture of a man wanted by immigration officials.

Deputies detained Alex Tjoe, an Indonesian native, after pulling him over for a speeding violation on Sunday afternoon, near the Elm Grove exit of the interstate. Officers said Tjoe's four passengers all had valid idenfication. They said Tjoe claimed to have an International Driver's License. When officers contacted immigration officials, they discovered immigration officials wanted Tjoe for deportation.

Deputies detained Tjoe and transported him to the Northern Regional Jail.



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