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Yuma, Arizona - Border Patrol agents assigned to the Yuma Sector’s Yuma Station arrested a convicted rapist early Monday afternoon near the Andrade port of entry.

About 1:30 p.m., Border Patrol agents working west of the Andrade port of entry observed a single male walking approximately three miles from the international boundary. Upon making contact with the subject, it was determined that he was illegally present in the United States. The subject was arrested without incident and transported to Yuma Border Patrol Station.

Record checks through the Integrated Automated Fingerprint Information System later revealed the subject had been arrested, charged and convicted of rape by force and sentenced to 18 years in prison. He had also been arrested for theft and possession of a loaded firearm. In addition, the man has been previously removed from the United States for immigration violations four previous times.

The subject is being prosecuted for Re-Entry after Deportation, Illegal Entry, and Reinstatement of the Deportation.