South Carolina drunk driver arrested in December was deported 3 instances: affidavit
An unlawful immigrant with a prolonged prison historical past in america was indicted by a South Carolina grand jury final week for re-entering with out authorization after he was arrested for drunk driving in December.
Sergio Ixtepan-Toto, 36, was arrested on Dec. 6, 2024, in Pickens, South Carolina, for driving beneath the affect after he nearly crashed into one other automotive on West Predominant Avenue within the city.
When a Pickens police officer tried to drag Ixtepan-Toto over, he allegedly ran a cease signal and continued driving till he was boxed right into a retailer car parking zone by cops.
In the course of the cease, officers reported that Ixtepan-Toto failed a area sobriety take a look at and had a number of open beer cans in his automobile.
Sergio Ixtepan-Toto, a Mexican nationwide within the US illegally, was arrested in South Carolina for drunk driving in December 2024. (Pickens Police Division)
An incident report additionally said that he had an identification card from Mexico, FOX Carolina reported.
Ixtepan-Toto was launched on native expenses and detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers on Dec. 9.
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An affidavit filed on Dec. 12 by a deportation officer said that Ixtepan-Toto’s immigration file confirmed that he was deported in Could 2020, November 2022 and February 2024.
Sergio Ixtepan-Toto has been arrested a number of instances in South Carolina since 2008. The mugshot pictured above is from a 2018 arrest by the Pickens Police Division, two years earlier than he was deported for the primary time. (Pickens Police Division)
“There is no such thing as a report that Ixtepan ever obtained permission from the Lawyer Basic of america or his successor, the Director of Homeland Safety, to reapply to the INS or ICE for admission into america after having been arrested and deported,” the affidavit stated.
An affidavit filed by an ICE officer on Dec. 12 confirmed that Sergio Ixtepan-Toto was deported again to Mexico in Could 2020, November 2022 and February 2024. (REUTERS/Jose Luis Gonzalez)
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A background verify on Ixtepan-Toto obtained by FOX Carolina confirmed prison expenses in numerous jurisdictions throughout the state relationship again to 2008.
His earlier expenses embody rushing, driving with no license, home violence, indecent publicity and 4 prior arrests for driving beneath the affect.
