EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — A New Mexico man is facing new charges after he violated the conditions of a pre-trial release, where he was facing human smuggling charges, according to court documents obtained by KTSM 9 News.
Records show that Jason Mijarez-Alferez, 22, of Albuquerque, was arrested Wednesday on new charges of aggravated fleeing from a law enforcement officer. The arrest comes months after he was initially accused of smuggling migrants into the United States.
According to court filings from May 11, 2024, a U.S. Border Patrol agent was stationed at a checkpoint on Highway 185 in Dona Ana County when a gray BMW approached the primary inspection area. The driver, identified as Jacqueline Rodriguez, who was Mijarez-Alferez’s girlfriend at the time, consented to a vehicle search but told agents the trunk was broken and could not be opened.
Moments later, a gray Ford Mustang driven by Mijarez-Alferez pulled up behind the BMW. Rodriguez reportedly told agents that Mijarez-Alferez knew how to open the BMW’s trunk. Agents asked Rodriguez to step out of the vehicle and assist, then also requested permission from Mijarez-Alferez to search his Mustang’s trunk, which he granted…