Tallahassee, Pensacola and Gainesville – Today, United States Attorney John P. Heekin announced that 14 previously deported illegal aliens have been separately indicted by a federal grand jury for illegal reentry into the United States in the month of June.According to court records, the 14 illegal aliens indicted in the month of June include:Marcelino Mendez-Gomez, 42, of Mexico, allegedly reentered the United States illegally and was located in Walton County in May 2026, after previously being deported in 2013 and 2019. Change of plea and sentencing took place on July 8, 2026, at 11:30 am before District Court Judge M. Casey Rodgers in Pensacola, Florida.
Adelmo Alvarado-Lopez, 55, of Honduras, allegedly reentered the United States illegally and was located in Bay County in May 2026, after previously being deported twice in 2018. Trial is scheduled for July 20, 2026, at 8:30 am before District Court Judge Mark E. Walker in Tallahassee, Florida.Salvador Martinez Andrade, 41, of Mexico, allegedly reentered the United States illegally and was located in Okaloosa County in May 2026, after previously being deported in 2012. Trial is scheduled for August 3, 2026, at 8:00 am before District Court Judge M.
Casey Rodgers in Pensacola, Florida.Bernado Perez Bartolon, 46, of Mexico, allegedly reentered the United States illegally and was located in Escambia County in May 2026, after previously being deported twice in 2024. Trial is scheduled for August 3, 2026, at 8:00 am before District Court Judge M. Casey Rodgers in Pensacola, Florida.Pedro Flores-Perales, 40, of Mexico, allegedly reentered the United States illegally and was located in Walton County in May 2026, after previously being deported seven times: once in 2010; once in 2013; and five times in 2014. Trial is scheduled for August 3, 2026, at 8:00 am before District Court Judge M.
Casey Rodgers in Pensacola, Florida.Jonathan Gonzaelz-Resendiz, 35, of Mexico, allegedly reentered the United States illegally and was located in Walton County in May 2026, after previously being deported four times in 2012. Trial is scheduled for August 17, 2026, at 8:30 am before District Court Judge T. Kent Wetherell, II in Pensacola, Florida.Josue Orlando Medina-Lira, 35, of Honduras, allegedly reentered the United States illegally and was located in Escambia County in May 2026, after previously being deported in 2009 and 2023. Trial is scheduled for August 3, 2026, at 8:00 am before District Court Judge M.
Casey Rodgers in Pensacola, Florida. Ernesto Perez-Vasquez, 36, of Guatemala, allegedly reentered the United States illegally and was located in Escambia County in May 2026, after previously being deported in 2010 and 2014. Trial is scheduled for August 3, 2026, at 8:00 am before District Court Judge M. Casey Rodgers in Pensacola, Florida.Miguel Angel Quiroz-Perez, 53, of Mexico, allegedly reentered the United States illegally and was located in Okaloosa County in June 2026, after previously being deported twice in 2017.
Trial is scheduled for August 17, 2026, at 8:30 am before District Court Judge T. Kent Wetherell, II in Pensacola, Florida.Selvin Fernandez Ruis, 33, of Honduras, allegedly reentered the United States illegally and was located in Okaloosa County in June 2026, after previously being deported in 2023. Trial is scheduled for August 17, 2026, at 8:30 am before District Court Judge T. Kent Wetherell, II in Pensacola, Florida.Denis Eduardo Garache Moncada, 33, of Honduras, allegedly reentered the United States illegally and was located in Bay County in May 2024 and on or about March 2024, after previously being deported in 2019.
Trial is scheduled for August 24, 2026, at 8:30 am before District Court Judge Mark E. Walker in Tallahassee, Florida.Hugo Angeles-Cruz, 42, of Mexico, allegedly reentered the United States illegally and was located in Bay County in May 2026, after previously being deported in 2016. Trial is scheduled for August 24, 2026, at 8:30 am before District Court Judge Mark E. Walker in Tallahassee, Florida.Andres Antonio Mendez, 34, of Guatemala, allegedly reentered the United States illegally and was located in Jackson County in June 2026, after previously being deported three times in 2015.
Trial is scheduled for August 24, 2026, at 8:30 am before District Court Judge Mark E. Walker in Tallahassee, Florida.Ramon Alfredo Solano-Cruz, 36, of Honduras, allegedly reentered the United States illegally and was located in Bay County in May 2026, after previously being deported 2012 & 2019. Trial is scheduled for August 24, 2026, at 8:30 am before District Court Judge Mark E. Walker in Tallahassee, Florida.The penalty for illegally reentering the United States after deportation is a maximum of two years in prison and a $250,000 fine.
Mendez-Gomez faces a maximum of 10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine pursuant to allegations of prior convictions qualifying for an increased maximum sentence. An indictment is merely an allegation by a grand jury that a defendant has committed a violation of federal criminal law and is not evidence of guilt. All defendants are presumed innocent and entitled to a fair trial, during which it will be the government’s burden to prove guilt beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.The cases involved investigations by Homeland Security Investigations and Enforcement and Removal Operations with the assistance of the Walton County Sheriff’s Office, the Florida Highway Patrol, the Bay County Sheriff’s Office, the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office, the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office, the Pensacola Police Department, and the Lynn Haven Police Department. Assistant United States Attorneys Meredith L.
Steer, Alicia H. Forbes, Jeffrey M. Tharp, Emma Schwann, Walter E. Narramore, Thomas S.P.
Geeker, Brooke Lindsay, Joseph A. Ravelo, and Tyler Fleming are prosecuting the cases.This case is part of Operation Take Back America, a nationwide initiative that marshals the full resources of the Department of Justice to repel the invasion of illegal immigration, achieve the total elimination of cartels and transnational criminal organizations (TCOs), and protect our communities from the perpetrators of violent crime.The United States Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Florida is one of 94 offices that serve as the nation’s principal litigators under the direction of the Attorney General. To access public court documents online, please visit the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Florida website.
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