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Paso, TX – Christina Avalos, 20, of El Paso was apprehended by the Lone
Star Fugitive Task Force late Wednesday night. Avalos was wanted by the El
Paso Police Department (EPPD) for injury to a child with intent to cause
bodily injury. Avalos was taken into custody at the El Paso Del Norte Port
of Entry and subsequently booked in to the El Paso County Detention
Facility.
In March of 2010 doctors reported to the EPPD that they suspected Avalos had
abused an infant. Avalos was arrested, charged with injury to a child with
intent to cause bodily injury and subsequently released on bond. On June 15,
2012, Avalos failed to appear for a court hearing for these charges. On
August 14, 2012, an arrest warrant was issued for Avalos.
Yesterday Mexican authorities contacted the United States Marshals Service
and advised that Avalos, who they believed was wanted in El Paso, Texas, had
been encountered in by law enforcement in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico. Law
enforcement officers in Juarez recognized Avalos as being a fugitive because
Avalos had recently been featured on
Manhunt Monday as a top ten fugitive with the El Paso Police Department.
It was determined that Avalos was a United States Citizen. After being
detained by Mexican authorities Avalos decided to voluntarily leave Mexico
and surrender herself to members Lone Star Fugitive Task Force.
Members of the Lone Star Fugitive Task Force: El Paso Police Department, El
Paso Sheriff’s Office, Homeland Security Investigations, Immigration and
Customs Enforcement, United States Border Patrol, Texas Department of
Criminal Justice - Office of the Inspector General, Texas Department of
Public Safety, El Paso District Attorney’s Office and the United States
Marshals Service.
Additional
information about the U.S. Marshals Service can be found at
http://www.usmarshals.gov.
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