Mexican sex offender arrested in Arizona

Associated Press

Jul. 15, 2004 07:10 AM

TUCSON - A Mexican national who's a convicted sex offender in North Carolina and was in the United States illegally has been arrested by Arizona authorities.

Ruben Baza-Martines, 25, was taken into custody Tuesday by the U.S. Border Patrol after being stopped by Benson police.

Baza-Martines had been sent back to Mexico in 2002 after being sentenced to 18 months in 2001 for taking indecent liberties with a child, according to authorities who could not immediately provide details of that North Carolina case.

Border Patrol officials said Baza-Martines has been charged with re-entry of an aggravated felon.

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