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Fugitive Wanted on Bexar County Murder Warrant Returned at Eagle Pass Port of Entry

Mexican authorities handed the 20-year-old to U.S. marshals in a coordinated operation leaving him jailed pending transfer to the charging jurisdiction.

Overview

  • Law enforcement took 20-year-old Jason T. Gonzalez into custody after Mexican authorities turned him over to U.S. officials at the International Bridge II port of entry in Eagle Pass.
  • The Eagle Pass Police Department said the arrest was a joint operation involving the U.S. Marshals Fugitive Task Force, the U.S. Marshals Service, the Texas Department of Public Safety and U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
  • Gonzalez faces an active first-degree murder warrant out of Bexar County and additional outstanding warrants for aggravated robbery, aggravated assault, resisting arrest, evading arrest, failure to identify and unlawful carrying of a weapon.
  • He was booked at the Tom Bowles Detention Center in Eagle Pass and is being held pending transport to Bexar County to face the charges.
  • Authorities have not released details about the underlying allegations, and the case highlights cross-border cooperation and the routine process of local booking followed by transfer to the charging jurisdiction.