Sex offender caught at Douglas Port

By Gentry Braswell
Wick News Service
Published/Last Modified on Thursday, April 24, 2008 3:06 PM MDT


SIERRA VISTA — In the last week, two illegal immigrants have been arrested by the U.S. Border Patrol in connection to sex-related offenses.


On Friday, a Douglas Border Patrol agent arrested Mexican national Domingo Marquez-Perez, after his fingerprint information revealed him to have previous immigration and criminal history, according to the Border Patrol’s Tucson Sector public information office.

Marquez-Perez had been arrested in North Carolina in 2005, on charges of statutory rape of a child age 6 or older and indecent liberties with a child. He pleaded guilty to the charges and was sentenced to 20 months in jail.

And Tuesday, an agent from the Willcox Station arrested Juan Santana, of Michoacan, Mexico, who was also in the United States illegally, the Tucson Sector office said.

Santana was arrested and convicted in Michigan on charges of criminal sexual misconduct with force or coercion and was sentenced to 205 days in jail.

Santana’s criminal history record also showed convictions for carrying concealed weapons and assault with dangerous weapons.

Marquez-Perez and Santana remain in federal detention pending removal proceedings and criminal prosecution.

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Comments

    Remember Whities wrote on May 1, 2008 8:32 AM:

    " As George Lopez said. Everything you eat, We touch FIRST! So watch what you say! "

    annie lewis wrote on Apr 28, 2008 3:30 PM:

    " Not all immigrants are like this (just me...)
    Yes the border patrols are doing a wonderful
    job keeping out the bad immigrants, but I don't
    agree with you. Not all are like this, some are actually
    looking for jobs. If you want our Border Patrols and the
    U.S. Goverment to actually do a good job Keep the good ones with no criminal background in the U.S. give them a job, because you know YOU aren't going to be out on the feild picking vegetables. And Pay them the right amount of money!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! "

    Bernice Phillips wrote on Apr 27, 2008 9:18 AM:

    " Keep up the good work & God bless "

    just me... wrote on Apr 25, 2008 10:27 AM:

    " hmmm.... seems like they aren't "poor innocent people just looking for a job".... looks to me like they are vicious monsters looking for more prey!!!

    KEEP THEM OUT!!!!

    Good Job Border Patrol! "

    Al wrote on Apr 24, 2008 10:04 PM:

    " Title says at Douglas Port, but Border Patrol was the apprehending agency. "

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