Police arrested a Mexican national who is listed on Texas’ top 10 most wanted illegal immigrant offenders, who was wanted for a parole violation on a murder charge. The arrest came one day after Gov. Greg Abbott announced the law enforcement measures on Wednesday.
The DPS announcement came just 24 hours after TX Governor @GregAbbott released a list of Texas’ 10 most wanted criminal illegal immigrants. [the] Texas Department of Public Safety officials posted on social media that they have arrested “62-year-old Servando Trejo Duran Jr. He was taken into custody this afternoon in Baytown.”
BREAKING: 10 Wanted Criminal Immigrants Arrested in Texas for the First Time
It’s been just over 24 hours since the governor took office. Greg Abbott Texas State Police, which released its list of the state’s 10 most wanted criminals, announced the arrest of Servando Trejo Duran Jr., 62, who was taken into custody just this month. pic.twitter.com/Z2nb4daPD2
— Texas DPS (@TxDPS) June 7, 2024
DPS Special Agents and officers assigned to the Texas Anti-Gang (TAG) Center in Houston worked with Baytown police officers to take 62-year-old Servando Trejo Duran Jr. into custody. Following the arrest in Baytown, officers booked the felon, an illegal immigrant of Mexican nationality, into the Chambers County Jail.
According to the Public Security Bureau:
Duran is a criminal illegal immigrant of Mexican origin with ties to eastern Harris County, including the cities of Baytown and Deer Park, Texas. In 1980, Duran was arrested by the Baytown Police Department on suspicion of burglary and subsequently received 10 years of probation. In 1986, Duran was convicted of murder in Harris County and subsequently received a life sentence. He was paroled by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) in January 2009 and deported from the United States later that year. In February 2023, Duran was arrested by the Deer Park Police Department on suspicion of tampering with government records and released on bail. On March 1, 2023, the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles issued an arrest warrant for parole violation (original crime: murder with a deadly weapon).
The State of Texas had offered a $5,000 reward for information leading to Duran’s arrest, but because investigators found Duran without a tip from the public, no reward will be paid for this arrest.
Authorities have not yet announced who will replace Duran on the list of most wanted criminal illegal immigrants.
Governor Abbott on Wednesday announced the creation of a list of the 10 most wanted criminal illegal immigrants in Texas, Breitbart Texas reported.
“Since taking office, President Joe Biden has repealed every effective border policy implemented by his predecessor,” Abbott said in a statement Wednesday. “As a result, we have seen record levels of illegal immigration, including dangerous criminals and terrorists who threaten the public safety of our state and nation.”
Texas’ 10 Most Wanted Criminals and Illegal Immigrants (Texas Department of Public Safety)
“These illegal immigrants will now be listed on our list of the 10 most wanted criminal illegal immigrants. Texas is a state that values law and order, and with the help of our fellow Texans, we will get the illegal immigrants on this list off our streets and behind bars to keep our communities safe,” the governor added. “Texas will continue to take unprecedented steps to protect Texans and our state from President Biden’s border crisis.”
Crimes allegedly committed by individuals on this list include:
- Aggravated sexual assault of a child
- Indecent sexual conduct with a child
- Assault on a public servant
- Murder by Weapon
- Ongoing sexual abuse of a child under the age of 14
- Sexual assault
- Terrorist threat
- Theft with intent to commit a felony
- Attempted human smuggling for financial gain
Under Governor Abbott’s Operation Lone Star, Texas law enforcement agencies have arrested more than 43,400 criminal aliens who illegally crossed the border into the Lone Star State from Mexico. These arrests have resulted in approximately 39,000 felony charges.
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