Border Patrol agents arrest murder suspect

Border Patrol agents arrested a man Tuesday afternoon in connection with a murder in Solano County, Calif.

At around 3:35 p.m. an agent patrolling the U.S./Mexico border arrested a group of individuals suspected of illegally entering the United States.

After being taken to the Calexico Border Patrol Station for processing, agents discovered one of the individuals was 29-year-old Heriberto Ignacio Perez-Peña.

Perez-Peña, a Mexican citizen, had an active warrant for homicide out of Solano County.

Heriberto Ignacio Perez-Peña had been previously removed from the United States before the discovery of the homicide warrant for criminal convictions such as assault, possession for sale and a DUI. The Solano County Sheriff’s Department was notified and will extradite the man on the outstanding warrant.

“This dangerous fugitive was stopped by Border Patrol agents before he could blend back into the interior of the country,” said Assistant Chief Patrol Agent David S. Kim. “He will now be turned over to proper authorities to answer for the crimes he is accused of.”