EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — A Mexican man was sentenced in an El Paso federal court to 46 months in prison for three counts of assault on a federal officer. The U.S. Attorney’s Office sent a release saying, Carlos Ernesto Guerrero-Gutierrez was being detained in a pod of 20 individuals at an El Paso processing
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Update (February 19, 2025): De La O pleaded guilty to possessing the modified shotgun used in Ferguson’s fatal shooting. Prosecutors say that De La O will remain in custody pending his sentencing hearing. That has not yet been scheduled. He faces a maximum 10-year prison sentence. Update (November 12, 2024): A Twelfth Judicial District Court
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — U.S. federal agencies continue to enforce national security, starting with border security in sectors like El Paso. Border Patrol in the El Paso Sector says that national security cannot exist without border security and the community’s effort. This week, a video surfacing on social media showed Immigration and Customs Enforcement
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El Paso, TX (KVIA-TV)-Romance scams represent a dark and dangerous side of online love. Special Agent Jeanette Harper is joins us with some helpful tips to avoid getting scammed this Valentine’s Day. Tips to avoid becoming a victim: Take any relationship slow and ask questions. Research the individual’s pictures and profile using other online search
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JUAREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — Mexican authorities of all three levels of government along reported U.S. officials were at “los hoyos” in the Chamizal area this morning checking for another cross-border smuggling tunnel on the border. This comes after binational authorities and agencies checked another possible tunnel yesterday by the same area close to the Stanton
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The U.S. Embassy and Consulates in Mexico issued a travel advisory for American citizens traveling to the Mexican border state of Tamaulipas warning them over recent criminal activity at different areas on the border. “The U.S. Consulate is aware of increasingly frequent gun battles occurring in and around Reynosa in
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El Paso, Texas (KVIA-TV)-Scam artists are taking advantage of Los Angeles residents as the historic wildfires continue to wreak havoc on parts of southern California. Special Agent Jeanette Harper with the FBI El Paso wants to warn the public that scammers are exploiting mass casualty events and disasters, such as the New Year’s Day terrorist
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) Criminal Investigations Division (CID) made gang-related arrests for weapons and drugs possession on January 17th. Three El Paso residents, all convicted felons; Arturo Ramirez Manzano, 27, Mario Ivan Ramirez, 21, and Corina Hernandez, 30, were arrested and are currently under federal probation. Two rifles
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JUAREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — Investigations continue on both sides of the U.S – Mexico border days after a cross-border tunnel coming from Juarez into El Paso was found last Friday. The main binational agencies still investigating the tunnel are Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) and the Mexico Attorney’s Office (FGR). Juárez Mayor Cruz Pérez Cuéllar was
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JUAREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — The family and friends of 19-year-old Julián Rodríguez Medina gathered Thursday morning at Perches Funeral Homes in Juárez to give a last goodbye to the late teenager. Rodríguez was fatally shot last weekend by a Chihuahua State Private Police Officer while driving in Juarez. Family members of Rodríguez have previously said
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — A 21 year-old male U.S. citizen was arrested after 41.6 pounds of cocaine was found hidden in panels and the dashboard of the car he was driving at the Paso Del Norte port of entry Thursday morning. According to a release from U.S. Customs and Border Protection, officers made the
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso Police have arrested at 30 year-old West El Paso man for a hit-and-run that left a woman dead in December. Police announced that German Duarte was arrested on December 19 on the charge of collision involving death for the December 5 crash on the 7300 block of North
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The El Paso County Sheriff’s Office has booked an El Paso man on a $1 million bond for a charge of murder in a stabbing over the weekend that left a woman dead. The Sheriff’s Office Fugitive Apprehension Unit extradited 30-year-old Jorge Albert Chavez from Reeves County after the Reeves
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Update (January 3, 2025): El Paso Police Department officials say the 17-year-old victim, identified as Angel Guadalupe Ramirez, has died. Police say both victims suffered “multiple stab wounds.” Emergency crews rushed both to the hospital. Crimes Against Persons detectives say a “male subject” tried to force his way into the house. He got into a
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JUAREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — Mexican law enforcement agencies from all three levels of government responded to an incident south of the city where a Mexican agent working for the Migration National Institute (INAMI) was killed. The Chihuahua Department of Public Safety (SSPE), or Chihuahua State Police reported they arrested two Venezuelan migrants for allegedly being
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JUAREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — The City of Juárez through its Municipal Police Department (SSPM) and Road Safety Coordination (CGSV) is set to give clemency to drunk drivers who were arrested last weekend and in recent days for them to spend time with their families on Christmas Eve. A spokesperson with the Juárez Municipal Police said
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso Police Department has identified the 23-year-old man killed in a Northeast El Paso shooting as Jose Rufina Melendez. Police say they responded to reports of a shooting just before midnight on 9435 Diana. That is where Rufina Melendez was found by police and taken to a hospital where
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Update (December 20, 2024): Court records show that an El Paso jury acquitted Villegas of assault causing bodily injury to a family member. The jury deliberated and handed down its verdict on December 17, 2024. Villegas had entered a not guilty plea the day before. EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Daniel Villegas was back behind
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Update (March 5, 2025): Court records show that Del Valle’s trial is scheduled for December 12, 2025 at 8:00 AM. Jail records show that he remains in jail as of today. Update (December 18, 2024): The judge kept the bond amount at $520,000. Del Valle’s defense lawyer argued that Del Valle does not have a
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JUAREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — A group of 13 migrants was rescued inside of an alleged stash house in a Juárez neighborhood near the U.S.-Mexico border, according to a spokesperson with the Juárez Police Department (SSPM). Juárez Municipal Police officials also told ABC-7, local, state, and federal authorities responded to an emergency call alleging this group
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SAN ELIZARIO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso Sheriff deputies arrested 40-year-old San Elizario resident Richard Ayala and charged him with Burglary of Habitation, Criminal Mischief, and Resisting Arrest. Sheriff’s Office officials tell ABC-7 that Ayala broke into an apartment on the 12100 block of Socorro Road armed with a knife. Officials say Ayala started breaking
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Update (December 10, 2024): Officers found and arrested Crawford on November 25, 2024. He was sentenced to 24 years today. Courtesy: Third Judicial District Attorney Several of Crawford’s family members spoke and pleaded with the judge for leniency. Prosecutors argued that Crawford’s criminal history and flight from his trial “indicated his absence of remorse and
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Update (December 9, 2024): Cardiel appeared before a federal judge and will remain in custody until a detention hearing scheduled for December 11, 2025, officials say. “If convicted of the current charge, Cardiel faces not less than 10 years in prison and up to life in prison,” federal prosecutors say. HSI El Paso is also seeking additional
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Update (December 9, 2024): Court documents identify the victim who died as Kari Scholin. Court documents state that officers arrested Alan Leyva-Vasquez and charged him with vehicular homicide. They booked him into the Dona Ana County Detention Center. Investigators say that Leyva-Vasquez had quickly jumped into the Suburban he was driving in an attempt to
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Update (December 9, 2024): Officers picked up Dwillis from UMC in El Paso and booked him into the Dona Ana County Detention Center. See his mugshot below. Courtesy: Dona Ana County Detention Center Dwillis’ first court appearance is scheduled for today. He is being held without bond. DEMING, New Mexico (KVIA) — The New Mexico
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Border Patrol agents in the El Paso and Laredo Sectors arrested three sexual predators. Over the holiday weekend, USBP agents in El Paso & Laredo sectors took action to protect our communities, arresting 3 sexual predators.One of these offenders was recently deported on 11/11/24 for aggravated sexual assault of a
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Update (December 5, 2024): Jail records state the FBI arrested Trujillo the morning of December 4, 2024 and booked him into the Dona Ana County Detention Center on a Firearms: Receipt, Possession by Felon charge. Jail records show the FBI brought him in on a federal arrest warrant. Ruben Jose Trujillo He is being held
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — (UPDATE 12/03/24) A Kentucky woman accused of murdering her Uber driver in 2023 was not in the courtroom for a hearing on Tuesday, which left the judge frustrated with her defense counsel. Judge Maria Salas-Mendoza told the attorneys for Phoebe Copas she could not give them the benefit of the
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — An El Paso woman has now been sentenced to federal prison for defrauding the Medicaid and Medicare systems for more than $1.7 million dollars. According to a release from the United States Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Texas, 59 year-old Edelmira Marquez engaged in fraudulent billing practices as
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The County of El Paso has recently been dealing with a large number of inmates at the Downtown Detention Facility and the Jail Annex. ABC-7 reported that county jails continue to see a spike in state inmates leaving the facilities with fewer spaces for federal inmates. El Paso County Judge
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