Border Patrol agents arrest 2 alleged sex offenders

Posted: Aug 20, 2009 03:51 PM CDT

Updated: Aug 20, 2009 03:51 PM CDT





EL PASO, Texas -- Border Patrol agents from El Paso and Las Cruces arrested two alleged sex offenders Wednesday, Border Patrol officials said.

In the first arrest, agents spotted a man running toward the U.S.-Mexico border toward UTEP.

After a brief pursuit on foot, agents took a 23-year-old man from Mexico into custody and found he had outstanding warrants from Kansas. The warrants charged him with aggravated indecent liberties with a child, Border Patrol officials said. The man is being extradited to Kansas. His identity was not released.

The second arrest came at the Border Patrol I-10 checkpoint near Las Cruces. During a routine inspection of outbound buses, agents found a man from Vietnam with no legal documents to be in the U.S.

The suspect was taken into a processing area, where a criminal and immigration background check was conducted.

The agents identified the man as a Vietnamese citizen whose criminal history includes indecency with a child, battery and assault with attempt to rape. He had legally entered the U.S., but his legal permanent status was revoked due to his alleged crimes, officials said.

The man, whose identity was not released, was ordered to be returned to Vietnam.

by Annette Arrigucci


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