EL PASO, Texas – A man being sought in an October 2019 double homicide in Pecos, Texas, is now in U.S. custody.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the Ysleta port of entry processed the man for entry without incident early this morning after he was escorted to the international boundary.
CBP records checks confirmed that the man was being sought on multiple warrants.
CBP officers processed the man, 48-year-old Arturo Gallegos Ortiz, and then turned him over to the U.S. Marshal Service. He had been a fugitive since shortly after the alleged crimes were committed.
“Fugitives will sometimes flee the U.S. to avoid prosecution however CBP is always working closely with our law enforcement partners to bring these people to justice,” said CBP El Paso Director of Field Operations Hector Mancha. “Some fugitive transfers are prearranged but other times it is the vigilance of the CBP officer that identifies a wanted subject.”