Edward Estuardo Jacinto-Garcia, a 33-year-old Guatemalan citizen, has been ordered to federal prison following his conviction for illegally re-entering the United States after deportation, announced U.S. Attorney Ryan K. Patrick.
On November 27, 2018, Jacinto-Garcia pleaded guilty to the charge. Today, Senior U.S. District Judge Hilda Tagle sentenced Jacinto-Garcia to 72 months in federal prison, a term that was deemed appropriate given the seriousness of the offense and to protect the public.
At the hearing, the court considered that prior to Jacinto-Garcia’s first deportation from the United States, he had been convicted of sexual assault and had previously been convicted of illegally re-entering the country and failing to register as a sex offender.
According to the court documents, on October 14, 2018, Border Patrol (BP) agents encountered a group of seven undocumented aliens in the brush near U.S. Highway 281 who had attempted to circumvent the immigration checkpoint near Falfurrias.
At the time of the arrests, agents determined Jacinto-Garcia was a citizen and national of Guatemala who had previously been deported from the United States and had re-entered without permission.
BP conducted the investigation, and Assistant U.S. Attorney Lance Watt is prosecuting the case.
Jacinto-Garcia was on supervised release at the time of the new offense and had his term revoked, with an additional two months to be served consecutively.
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Key Facts
- State: Texas
- Category: Violent Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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