CBP U.S. Border Patrol Agents Nab Suspected Rapist Man Had an Active Arrest Warrant With Bail Set at $1 Million

Imperial Beach, Calif. — On Monday morning, a 30-year-old male Mexican national with an active arrest warrant for rape in Santa Ana, Calif., was arrested after a brief struggle with Border Patrol agents while he was attempting to illegally enter the country in Imperial Beach.

At about 2:20 a.m., an agent encountered the suspect hiding in a brushy area north of the international border along with one other man who was determined to be a Mexican national illegally in the country. The agent detained one man, but the second subject ignored the agent’s commands and resisted apprehension.

Another agent arrived to assist with apprehending the suspect. The combative man then attempted to gain control of an agent’s holstered handgun. The agent retained his sidearm and both agents were eventually able to subdue and handcuff the subject. Agents then transported them to a nearby Border Patrol station for processing. 

Agents conducted routine record checks of the men and discovered that the combative subject had an active felony arrest warrant from the city of Santa Ana in Orange County, for rape with force, with bail set at $1 million. The suspected rapist was turned over to the San Diego County Sheriff’s Department pending his extradition to Orange County. 

The U.S. Border Patrol maintains strong collaborative partnerships with other law enforcement agencies to reduce crime and improve the quality of life in border communities.

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.

Message from the Director: Recent Media Leaks

November 8, 2010

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We have seen inrecent months a damaging spate of media leaks on a wide range of nationalsecurity issues. WikiLeaks is but one egregious example. In some cases, CIAsources and methods have been compromised, harming our mission and endangeringlives.
When informationabout our intelligence, our people, or our operations appears in the media, itdoes incredible damage to our nation’s security and our ability to do our jobof protecting the nation. More importantly, it could jeopardize lives. For thisreason, such leaks cannot be tolerated. The Office of Security is directed tofully investigate these matters. Unauthorized disclosures of classifiedinformation also will be referred to the Department of Justice. Our governmentis taking a hard line, as demonstrated by the prosecutions of a former NationalSecurity Agency official, a Federal Bureau of Investigation linguist, and aState Department contractor.
Here at the Agency,we are a family, which means we depend on each other—sharing burdens, challenges,and successes. But sharing cannot extend beyond the limits set by law and the“need to know” principle. The media, the public, even former colleagues, arenot entitled to details of our work.
I would ask thatevery employee reflect on the responsibilities and privileges of service atCIA. Every officer takes a secrecy oath, which obligates us to protectclassified information while we serve at the Agency and after we leave. A vastmajority of officers live up to their oath, but even a small number of leakscan do great damage. Our adversaries benefit, while our credibility, ouroperations, and, ultimately, our ability to accomplish the mission all take ahit. Our sworn duty to the American people is to protect them and we must donothing to violate the law or that sacred pledge.
Leon E. Panetta

 Source: CIA - No Implied Endorsement