Convicted sex offender apprehended by Border Patrol

On Tuesday evening, Border Patrol agents apprehended a convicted sex offender who attempted to enter the United States illegally near San Miguel, Ariz., southwest of Tucson.

The U.S. Customs and Border Protection said records check identified the man as 23-year-old Euder Eizeo Gomez-Fuentes, of Guatemala. It was also revealed that Gomez-Fuentes had been convicted in February 2018 in Grand Rapids, Mich. for third-degree sexual conduct with a child under the age of 16.

CBP officials stated that Gomez-Fuentes will remain in custody pending a court decision on criminal felony immigration charges.