BANGOR, Maine:
A Guatemalan national was sentenced today in federal court for entering the United States after a prior removal, U.S. Attorney Darcie N. McElwee announced.
Nelson Obed Mendez-Gomez, 31, was sentenced to a time-served sentence of three and a half months by U.S. District Judge John A. Woodcock, Jr. Mendez-Gomez pleaded guilty on February 9, 2022.
According to court records, in December 2021, Mendez-Gomez was a passenger in a truck driving in Rangeley. The vehicle refused to yield despite being followed by a U.S. Border Patrol Agent who was driving in a law enforcement vehicle with emergency lights and sirens. Once the truck stopped, Mendez-Gomez was removed along with the other vehicle occupants. A subsequent records check revealed that he had previously been deported from the United States on January 1, 2013, and July 12, 2017.
The U.S. Border Patrol investigated the case.
Nelson Obed Mendez-Gomez, a Guatemalan national, was sentenced to three and a half months in federal court for entering the United States after a prior removal. Mendez-Gomez pleaded guilty on February 9, 2022.
In December 2021, Mendez-Gomez was a passenger in a truck that refused to yield to a U.S. Border Patrol Agent in Rangeley. He was previously deported from the United States on January 1, 2013, and July 12, 2017.
The U.S. Border Patrol investigated the case and Mendez-Gomez was sentenced to a time-served sentence of three and a half months.
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Key Facts
- State: Maine
- Category: Violent Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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