Man wanted in Dallas County for nearly 40 years arrested at border

The Brief

  • A 70-year-old man was arrested at the southern border for an aggravated sexual assault of a child warrant out of Dallas County dating back to 1987.
  • Roberto Gallegos Hernandez, a citizen of Mexico, was apprehended by U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers while crossing through the Laredo Port of Entry on Nov. 12.
  • Dallas County officials have not yet commented on the arrest, and no details about the nearly 40-year-old case against him have been released.

DALLAS A man who has been wanted for the aggravated sexual assault of a child in Dallas County for nearly 40 years was arrested recently at the southern border.

What we know:

According to U.S. Customs and Border Protection, 70-year-old Roberto Gallegos Hernandez was apprehended on Nov. 12.

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