Border Patrol Agents Arrest Suspect in Metal Pipe Assault
(Press Release) U.S. Border Patrol agents assigned to the Brackettville Station arrested a Mexican National, suspected of beating a man with a metal pipe, Jan. 22.
“I am proud of our agents who first-off rendered aid to the severely beaten man and secondly located the alleged assailant through diligence, attention to detail, and great law enforcement skills,” said Del Rio Sector Acting Chief Patrol Agent Doyle Amidon. “Thank you to our agents and Kinney County Sheriff’s Office who have stopped this dangerous criminal from entering our communities.”
On the evening of Jan. 20, agents from the Brackettville Station arrested a 39-year-old Mexican man for illegally being present in the United States. The man had several wounds on his face, head, hands and leg. The man stated to agents that he was beaten with a metal pipe on a local ranch near Brackettville. He was medically evaluated on the scene by Border Patrol EMTs and then transported to a local hospital in Del Rio. He was later transferred to a San Antonio hospital where he was treated for multiple facial fractures.
On Jan. 22, Brackettville Station agents arrested a 35-year-old Mexican man illegally present in the United States. Through an investigation by the Border Patrol Intelligence Unit and KCSO the man was identified as a suspect in the assault. Records checks revealed that he was convicted of burglary of a vehicle in 2011 as well as two counts of possession of marijuana in 2015 near Fort Worth. He has been deported multiple times, most recently in 2017, when he was sentenced to 270 days in prison.
The suspect faces a charge of 8 USC § 1326 – Reentry after Deportation, and his final order will be reinstated. If convicted, he could receive up to 20 years in federal prison.
KCSO continues to investigate the alleged assault.
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