By james art LAREDO, Texas – U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the Laredo Port of Entry encountered a man wanted for a felony by the Bexar County Sheriff’s Office.
“Assault causing bodily harm is a serious crime,” said Port Director Albert Flores, Laredo’s port of entry. “The suspect, who was evading arrest, was apprehended without incident following a coordinated effort between CBP and state officials.”
On Sunday, October 20, CBP officers at the Juarez-Lincoln Bridge referred Jesse Camacho, 34, a US citizen, for secondary inspection. During a secondary review, CBP officers using biometric verification and federal law enforcement databases confirmed his identity and discovered that he was the subject of an active felony warrant for assault-injury to a child/elderly/disabled person with intent to caused bodily harm. CBP officers confirmed the warrant and transported Camacho to the Webb County Jail to await criminal proceedings.
The National Crime Information Center is a centralized automated database designed to share information between law enforcement agencies, including outstanding warrants for a wide range of crimes. Based on information from NCIC, CBP officers have made prior arrests of individuals wanted for murder, escape, money laundering, robbery, drug distribution, child sexual abuse, fraud, theft, and military desertion. Criminal charges are just charges. Defendants are presumed innocent unless proven guilty in a court of law.
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