(2 Convicted felons arrested)…. Both were arrested near Campo.
San Diego Sector Border Patrol agents made the arrests in separate incidents recently. In the first incident, agents observed three individuals enter the US illegally. The 3 were taken into custody and transported to a nearby Border Patrol station for processing. A records check determined one of the individuals, a 39 year old male, Mexican National had a criminal history and had been arrested and prosecuted in California for sexual intercourse with a minor in 2006. The second arrest occurred about a half hour after the first. A group was observed crossing into the US illegally. The group attempted to hide from Border Patrol agents. 4 men were found laying on the ground. All 4 admitted they had entered the country illegally. It was determined one of the men, a 29 year old Mexican National had been arrested and prosecuted in 2016 for intentional child abuse with serious physical injury. Both men were turned over to Homeland Security Investigations and are facing federal charges.