A Mexican national with a prior conviction for vehicular manslaughter is now in federal custody, facing charges for allegedly illegally re-entering the United States. Jaime Aguilar-Guerrero was taken into custody in Waco, Texas, after local law enforcement arrested him on Monday, March 3 for public intoxication in Belton, as reported by the U.S. Attorney's Office, Western District of Texas.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) recognized Aguilar-Guerrero as an illegal alien who had been previously removed from the U.S. in July 2016. The agency also discovered that on April 11, 1996, he was sentenced to seven years in prison for a conviction of intoxication manslaughter with a vehicle, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office, Western District of Texas.
Aguilar-Guerrero is currently charged with one count of illegal re-entry, which carries a maximum sentence of 10 years in federal prison. While a criminal complaint is an allegation, defendants like Aguilar-Guerrero are presumed innocent unless proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.
Acting U.S. Attorney Margaret Leachman, for the Western District of Texas, announced the charges. ICE is spearheading the investigation, while Assistant U.S. Attorney Gregory Gloff leads the prosecution, as per the U.S. Attorney's Office, Western District of Texas.
