Agents arrest fugitive wanted for Colorado murder entering U.S. at border crossing

Agents arrest fugitive wanted for Colorado murder entering U.S. at border crossing
Texas USA - February 24,2020: A person in a truck beinging questiond at a USA border patrol checkpoint.

Agents with the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Officers arrest a man with an outstanding arrest warrant for homicide out of the Adams County Sherriff’s Office, Brighton, Colorado on Thursday.

According to the CBP, d a 32-year-old male Mexican citizen arrived from Mexico via the vehicle lanes.

“Primary system queries by CBP officers revealed an outstanding warrant for his arrest. The man was secured and escorted to secondary for further inspection where biometric verification confirmed his identity along with the active warrant for homicide out of the Adams County Sheriff’s Office, Brighton, Colorado,” the agency said today.

“While conducting our primary inspections CBP will routinely identify and apprehend people being sought for any number of alleged criminal acts,” said CBP Ysleta Port Director Arnoldo Gomez. “This is all part of our homeland security mission and keeping communities safe.”

The individual was arrested by CBP officers and turned over to local authorities pending extradition to the originating agency.

His name was not released.