BRACKETTVILLE, Texas — A man convicted of a 2009 murder in Charlotte was arrested in Texas Thursday after he crossed the border illegally, according to officials.
At around 10:30 a.m., U.S. Border Patrol agents assigned to Del Rio Sector arrested a group of five migrants near Brackettville. During record checks, authorities learned Victor Cruz-Garcia, 35, from Honduras, was charged with second-degree murder by Charlotte-Mecklenburg police.
According to investigators, Cruz-Garcia had stabbed a woman to death on Ingleside Drive. The victim was identified as Yennifer Karina Fuentes, 44. Police said it was a domestic incident.
In 2012, Cruz-Garcia was found guilty of the murder and sentenced to 14 years and 3 months confinement.
NEW: Del Rio Sector BP agents arrested a Honduran man convicted of murder in Charlotte, NC after he crossed illegally near Bracketville, TX. Victor Cruz-Garcia was arrested by @CMPD & found guilty of 2nd degree murder in 2012.
— Bill Melugin (@BillFOXLA) April 22, 2022
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As a convicted felon with prior removals, Cruz-Garcia faces a charge of reentry after deportation, which carries a maximum sentence of up to 20 years in prison.
No other details have been released.
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