Skip to main content

An official website of the United States government

Official websites use .gov
A .gov website belongs to an official government organization in the United States.

Secure .gov websites use HTTPS
A lock ( ) or https:// means you’ve safely connected to the .gov website. Share sensitive information only on official, secure websites.

  • Archived Content
    In an effort to keep CBP.gov current, the archive contains content from a previous administration or is otherwise outdated.
  1. Home
  2. Newsroom
  3. Local Media Release
  4. CBP Arrests Homicide Suspect at San Ysidro Port

CBP Arrests Homicide Suspect at San Ysidro Port

Release Date
Fri, 01/14/2011

San Ysidro, Calif. - U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the San Ysidro port of entry this morning apprehended a man wanted for homicide by the Stockton Police Department, out of Northern California.

Today, at about 4 a.m., 21-year-old Roberto Elias entered the San Ysidro border station as a pedestrian. The officer conducted a routine query of law enforcement databases that revealed he was wanted and escorted him for further investigation.

Further systems checks and fingerprint verification revealed that Elias was the subject of an outstanding felony warrant for homicide, with bail set at $1 million.

Elias, a U.S. citizen and resident of Stockton, Calif., was arrested and booked into the San Diego Central Jail.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection is the unified border agency within the Department of Homeland Security charged with the management, control and protection of our nation's borders at and between the official ports of entry. CBP is charged with keeping terrorists and terrorist weapons out of the country while enforcing hundreds of U.S. laws.
Last Modified: Feb 03, 2021