Wanted Sex Offender Arrives at Del Rio Port in Ambulance

Subject of Warrants Stabbed Multiple Times; Now in Custody

DEL RIO, Texas – A man who arrived at the Del Rio Port of Entry bleeding from multiple stab wounds is in federal custody after it was determined he was the subject of several warrants.

“This individual arrived at the Port of Entry in dire need of medical attention, which he promptly received,” said Michael Perez, Port Director, Del Rio. “However, it was determined that he is a wanted man and he has been turned over to the proper authorities.”

Shortly after midnight Friday, U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the Del Rio Port of Entry inspected a Mexican ambulance as it arrived in the United States. The ambulance driver told officers that he had a U.S. citizen in the back of his vehicle, suffering from multiple stab wounds.

The subject, Daniel Gomez, 28, was in possession of a Minnesota state identification card and an Illinois birth certificate as identification. He was accompanied by his sister-in-law, a 27-year-old woman who presented a B1/B2 Visa (border crossing card) as identification.

A query of law enforcement databases revealed that Gomez is a registered sex offender wanted for parole violation; sex offender registration violation in Minnesota; and parole violation for narcotics smuggling issued by the United States Marshals. Officers escorted the ambulance to Val Verde Regional Medical Center, where custody of Gomez was turned over to an agent from the U.S. Marshals Service Lone Star Fugitive Task Force.

The Office of Field Operations is the primary organization within U.S. Customs and Border Protection tasked with an anti-terrorism mission at our nation’s ports. CBP officers screen all people, vehicles and goods entering the U.S. while facilitating the flow of legitimate trade and travel. Their mission also includes carrying out border-related duties, including narcotics interdiction, enforcing immigration and trade laws, and protecting the nation's food supply and agriculture industry from pests and diseases.

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