Tucson Sector Border Patrol and Santa Cruz County Sheriffâs Office arrest suspected rapist of fellow migrant A patch is seen on the arm of an agent for the U.S. Border Patrol. (Source: CBP, file photo) By KOLD News 13 Staff | April 19, 2021 at 3:45 PM MST - Updated April 19 at 3:45 PM
TUCSON, Ariz. (KOLD News 13) - U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Border Patrol agents collaborated with Santa Cruz County Sheriffâs Office (SCCSO) deputies to identify, arrest and charge the suspected rapist of a fellow migrant.
Border Patrol agents from the Nogales Station encountered a migrant east of Amado, Arizona, on the afternoon of April 14. During processing, the migrant told agents she was robbed and raped by a man previously travelling with her group. Agents contacted SCCSO, whose deputies interviewed the victim. With a description of her attacker, an all-points bulletin, or BOLO, was issued for the suspect.