TUCSON – A previously deported sex offender from Honduras, Henrry Zelaya-Flores, was arrested on Monday night near Sells by Tucson Sector Border Patrol agents.
The agents were patrolling a remote trail when they encountered and arrested the 32-year-old Zelaya-Flores after he illegally entered the United States from Mexico through the desert.
According to U.S. Customs and Border Protection, a records checks revealed Zelaya-Flores was convicted of Indecency with a Child in 2016 by Dallas County, Texas and received a two-year sentence. He was deported from the United States in June 2017.
Zelaya-Flores faces federal prosecution for re-entry immigration violations.