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Undocumented immigrant arrested in El Paso area murder
8/19/2006 4:34:59 PM
By: Associated Press
EL PASO, Texas -- Authorities arrested an illegal Mexican immigrant on Friday charges he strangled an elderly West Texas woman.

Officials say 29-year-old Juan L. Leal had already been deported in 2005 as an “aggravated felon'' after serving prison time for an El Paso rape.

Leal now faces a murder charge in the killing of 78-year-old Asuncion Flores Montes at her home in Socorro on Aug. 12.

El Paso County Sheriff's spokesman Rick Glancey said an autopsy shows she was strangled and suffered a head injury. Few other details about the case were released.

Glancey said Leal also faces an outstanding warrant for violating a protective order and making a terroristic threat in July 2005.

Leal remains in El Paso County jail on $500,000 bail.


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