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Convicted rapist caught at border attempting to re-enter U.S.

By Anna Giaritelli
Published April 13, 2016 4:40am ET
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Convicted rapist caught at border attempting to re-enter U.S.
"Our Border Patrol agents did a great service to our communities by preventing this previously convicted felon from entering the United States," Chief Patrol Agent Richard Barlow said. (AP File Photo/Ross D. Franklin) | Ross D. Franklin

Border Patrol agents apprehended a previously deported Mexican man who was caught re-entering the U.S. illegally Monday night, according to a statement released late Tuesday from the agency.

The 28-year-old suspect was arrested in Potrero, a small town southeast of San Diego, Calif. Following a background check of the man, officials discovered he had been sentenced to three years in prison for a 2011 rape conviction out of Santa Rosa, Calif.

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