A San Antonio man wanted on an aggravated sexual-assault-of-a-child charge has been tracked down in Mexico and brought back across the border to face justice, according to federal officials.
Authorities say 34-year-old Isaac James Garcia was arrested April 10 in Piedras Negras, Coahuila, by Mexican authorities and later expelled through the Eagle Pass international port of entry. There, he was turned over to U.S. Marshals without incident, and is now back in U.S. custody.
According to News 4 San Antonio, U.S. Marshal Susan Pamerleau said deputies "never stopped looking" for Garcia and worked closely with law-enforcement partners in Mexico to locate and secure his return.
Multi-agency Manhunt
Officials described the capture as the product of a coordinated, cross-border operation involving the U.S. Marshals’ West Texas divisions and multiple state-level law-enforcement agencies. The Marshals’ Lone Star Fugitive Task Force, which zeroes in on violent fugitives across West Texas and the border region, regularly teams up with local, state and international partners on cases like this, the agency notes.
Charges, Past Arrests and What Comes Next
Garcia is expected to be transported back to Bexar County to face the pending aggravated sexual assault of a child charge. Local reporting also notes he was arrested in 2018 on federal charges alleging he transported undocumented immigrants for financial gain, was released on bond, and later accused of violating the terms of his pretrial release. Authorities say the investigation into his current case remains ongoing.
Cross-border captures and expulsions through ports of entry such as Eagle Pass are one of the ways U.S. authorities regain custody of fugitives who flee to Mexico. Similar returns have played out in prior cases involving Piedras Negras; in 2020, KSAT reported a comparable handoff when a suspect wanted in San Antonio was taken into custody in Mexico and turned over to U.S. officials.
