MANHUNT MONDAY CLAIMS 5th CAPTURE

EL PASO, TX- Late Tuesday afternoon 01-06-08 at about 5:00 PM, Sheriff's Deputies took custody of Wanted Fugitive Jaime "Jimmy" Dominguez as he turned himself in to Sheriff's Officials. Dominguez was residing in Palmdale, California and was contacted by family members urging him to turn himself in after he was featured as the Sheriff's Office most wanted fugitive on this past Monday's (01/05) "MANHUNT MONDAY".

Dominguez of the 500 of Gina Fabens, Texas is the FIFTH "MANHUNT MONDAY" fugitive captured. He remains incarcerated at the El Paso County Detention Facility under a $49,000 BOND.

BACKGROUND:
CLINT, TX- Early September 2008, Sheriff Deputies were called to the Clint exit (I-10 EAST EXIT 42) in reference to an assault. The Victim told Deputies he was out partying with two other friends & while driving home, his friend JAIME DOMINGUEZ pulled over at the Clint Exit. All 3 subjects then exited the vehicle when DOMINGUEZ & the other male subject suddenly proceeded to ASSAULT him, striking & kicking him for several minutes. The Victim was transported to the hospital via ambulance due to the severity of the injuries sustained in the assault.

The second subject involved in the assault was identified as JOSE CORDERO (24) of the 1200 block of Powell, Fabens, TX. He was arrested for this crime just a few days ago on 12-30-08. CORDERO has since posted the $49,000 BOND and is currently out of jail.

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El Paso man, Mexican citizen face weapons-smuggling charges

11 AK-47 assault rifles among firearms, ammunition suspected to be smuggled into Mexico

EL PASO, Texas — A federal magistrate judge on Monday ordered a citizen of Mexico to remain in custody, and granted an El Paso man bond, following their arrest on weapons charges as a result of an investigation spearheaded by U.S. Immigration and
Customs Enforcement (ICE).

Both men are suspected of participating in a large international network that conspires to smuggle into Mexico assault weapons, which are used primarily by law enforcement and the military.

ICE special agents on Dec. 23 arrested Begmar Ivan Ruiz-Zuniga, 30, a citizen of Mexico, and Miguel Angel Dominguez, 25, a U.S. citizen, in an East El Paso home. Both men are charged with illegally smuggling weapons into Mexico from the United States.

Other agencies participating in the ICE-led ongoing investigation include: the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF); the El Paso Police Department; and the El Paso Sheriff’s Office.

Authorities seized the following items: 11 AK-47 7.62mm X 39mm assault rifles, one upper receiver for an AR-15 assault rifle, two military-style bayonets, ballistic body armor, and miscellaneous military equipment. Among the 5,664 rounds seized were 2,560 rounds of Russian ammunition, 70 rounds of law enforcement 12-gauge shotgun demo rounds, seven M-16 ammunition magazines, and 20 rounds of armor-piercing .223 caliber ammunition.
ICE special agents seized most of the weapons and ammunition at an East El Paso home in the 11800 block of Dick Mayers. Federal agents found other weapons, weapons parts and ammunition in an apartment in the 7400 block of Phoenix Ave.

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“Especially considering the ongoing bloody war between feuding drug cartels south of the border,
this weapons seizure is significant,” said Julio Velez, acting special agent in charge of the ICE Office of Investigations in El Paso. “This seizure highlights the importance of ICE’s mission to enforce the nation’s arms export control laws.”

U.S. Magistrate Judge Norbert J. Garney set bail at $50,000 for Dominguez. However, Ruiz-Zuniga,
a non-immigrant visa border crossing card holder, remains jailed in the El Paso County Detention
Facility.