The Charlotte Observer
A (Illegal alien) man charged with second-degree murder in a fiery wreck that killed a UNC Charlotte student Friday has faced previous impaired-driving charges and has been sent back to Mexico 17 times, authorities said Monday.
The man's name is Jorge Humberto Hernandez-Soto, although he has used several, including Jorge Gonzales Martinez, said N.C. Highway Patrol Trooper Clayton Amaral.
Authorities told reporters that he has two prior impaired-driving arrests -- one in Colorado and one in Tennessee. He also was ticketed for driving without a license in Georgia, the Observer's news partner, WCNC, reported. It was unclear Monday whether he was convicted on those charges.
Hernandez-Soto, 35, was deported from Tucson, Ariz., twice and from El Paso, Texas, once. He voluntarily returned to Mexico 14 times after being caught within miles of the border, immigration officials said.
"We have no idea how he's getting back in" the country, said Jeff Jordan, assistant special agent in charge of North Carolina for the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency.
Posted by Richard at November 22, 2005