JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – A Guatemalan man was sentenced to 17 months in prison for unlawfully reentering the United States after being removed from the country.
According to court documents, Juan Lucas-Gomez, 38, was found by law enforcement officials to be unlawfully present in the country on or about February 28, 2025.
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Prosecutors with the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Mississippi said Lucas-Gomez had previously been removed from the United States in July of 2010 following his conviction on January 13, 2009, for aggravated battery of a pregnant woman in Florida. He served a state jail sentence prior to his removal in 2010 and was subject to an enhanced federal penalty for unlawfully reentering the United States due to his prior conviction.
Lucas-Gomez was indicted by a federal grand jury on March 4, 2025. He pled guilty on March 31, 2025.
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