2 arrested at border are wanted in county The Arizona Republic
Jun. 21, 2005 12:00 AM
Immigration officers in El Paso this weekend captured two men wanted in killings in Maricopa County, according to officials with U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
Alex Daniel Vasquez-Fuentes, 29, was trying to come into the United States at the Paso Del Norte entry point on foot Friday, according to a Customs and Border Protection press release.
He gave immigration officers a birth certificate as his only form of identification. He later told officers the certificate didn't belong to him and said he was wanted in the Valley, according to the release.
Using digital fingerprint technology, officers confirmed Vasquez-Fuentes' identity.
Vasquez-Fuentes was arrested on a warrant that charges him with second-degree murder.
Also arrested Friday was Jose Guadalupe Reveles Barbosa, 37, who was picked up at the Bridge of the Americas port of entry.
Officers performed an additional inspection on him after they became suspicious that he wanted to live and work illegally in the United States.
Investigators searched a national crime database and found a warrant for Reveles Barbosa on charges of homicide and attempted second-degree murder and interfering with judicial proceedings.
It wasn't immediately clear in which cities the homicides occurred.
Both men are being held by the El Paso Police Department.
Poster Comment:
- They just come to kill the gringos that Americans won't.