Columbia, South Carolina---- United States Attorney Sherri A. Lydon stated today that the following defendants were sentenced in federal court after previously entering guilty pleas for Reentry of a Removed Alien:
Juan Arturo Ramirez-Rojo, age 39, of Columbia, South Carolina;
Mario Almarez-Juarez, age 24, of Leesville, South Carolina;
Hugo Rolando Canenguez-Montes, age 37, of Rock Hill, South Carolina; and,
Carmen Flores-Bautista, age 39, of Columbia, South Carolina.
United States District Judge J. Michelle Childs sentenced all of the defendants to time served, resulting in a sentence of approximately 2 months for Ramirez-Rojo, 5½ months for Almarez-Juarez, 6 months for Canenguez-Montes, and 2 days for Flores-Bautista. No supervised release was ordered as the defendants are subject to deportation upon completion of their sentences.
Evidence presented at the change of plea and sentencing hearings established that Ramirez-Rojo is a Mexican citizen who had previously been deported at least two times. He was encountered by ICE - Enforcement and Removal Operations Deportation Officers on Jan. 10, 2018, at the Alvin S. Glenn Detention Center after being arrested for Trafficking Cocaine.
Almarez-Juarez is a Mexican citizen who had previously been deported at least 5 times. He was encountered by ICE - Enforcement and Removal Operations Deportation Officers on Dec. 31, 2017, at the Lexington County Detention Center after being arrested for Hit and Run and Driving Without Insurance.
Canenguez-Montes is a citizen of El Salvador who had previously been deported. He was encountered by ICE - Enforcement and Removal Operations Deportation Officers on Dec. 24, 2017, at the York County Detention Center after being arrested for Criminal Sexual Conduct- 1st Degree and Kidnapping.
Flores-Bautista is a Mexican citizen who had previously been deported at least 2 times. She was encountered by ICE - Enforcement and Removal Operations Deportation Officers at the Alvin S. Glenn Detention Center on December 7, 2016, after being arrested for Homicide by Child Abuse.
Agents of ICE - Enforcement and Removal Operations investigated these cases. Assistant United States Attorney William E. Day, II, of the Columbia office is prosecuting these cases. ##
Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys
