A 21-year-old Dallas man is now awaiting sentencing after admitting to transporting non-U.S. citizens into the United States and assaulting a federal officer.
According to a February 2 news release from the U.S. Department of Justice, Jose Alejandro Crecencio pleaded guilty to one count of transporting an unlawful migrant in violation of Title 8, USC 1324, and one count of forcibly assaulting a federal officer in violation of Title 18, USC 111.
According to court documents, a U.S. Border Patrol agent approached Crecencio while he was parked in an Chevy Tahoe at Big Bend National Park. However, he sped from the area, driving about 400 miles west of San Antonio.
According to court documents, a while later, the Border Patrol agent and a park ranger saw six people getting out of Crecencio’s vehicle and running into a bush nearby. The agent then pursued Crecencio as he sped away again.
Moments into the second pursuit, Crecencio made a U-turn and drove directly toward the agent’s vehicle in a move that forced the agent off the road. After that, he stopped his SUV, got out, and fled on foot. He was located shortly afterward and taken to custody.
Per court documents, two of the six people who ran from the truck were detained by other Border Patrol agents in the area and determined to be unlawful migrants.
Special agents are investigating Crecencio’s case with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Homeland Security Investigations.
Crecencio faces up to 20 years in prison on the assault charge and up to five years in prison on the transporting charge. His sentencing is scheduled for March 29.
