PHARR, Texas—U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Field Operations (OFO) at the Pharr International Bridge arrested Jaime Javier Ruelas Mireles, a 57-year-old Mexican national, lawful permanent resident from Edcouch, Texas after discovering he had an outstanding arrest warrant for aggravated child sexual assault.
“Our officers detected this fugitive who had evaded apprehension for a few years but will now face the consequences of his alleged actions in Harris County,” said Port Director Carlos Rodriguez, Port of Hidalgo/Pharr/Anzalduas. “Assisting our law enforcement partners in locating fugitives, especially those wanted for crimes of this nature exemplifies the commitment of CBP Field Operations to advance our border security mission.”
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On April 27, 2021, Mr. Ruelas Mireles arrived at the Pharr-Reynosa International Bridge in a Nissan Rogue and a primary computer check revealed that he was a possible match to an outstanding arrest warrant. Officers quickly secured him and escorted him to secondary to continue with the inspection which included biometric verification, resulting in the confirmation of his identity and warrant from the Harris County Sheriff’s Office. The warrant for two counts of aggravated sexual assault of a child under the age of 14, both first-degree felonies was issued in December 2018 for alleged incidents that occurred in 2016.
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