Assault suspect identifies forger

By Mike Rose | Austin Daily Herald

Published Tuesday, June 15, 2010

A woman last known to be residing in Austin is wanted on a Mower County warrant six months after a man she had a relationship with told authorities she was in the country illegally.

Isabel Estela Garcia-Lopez, 34, was charged Friday with three counts of felony forgery. Garcia-Lopez could face deportation, though that process would go through federal court.

According to a criminal complaint, the issue arose in December, when a 25-year-old man in jail for allegedly assaulting Garcia-Lopez told authorities that she used the ID “Belen Viramontesâ€