The Brief
- A suspected MS-13 gang member, Marlon Odir Gomez Hernandez, was arrested by ICE in the Houston area after attempting to flee custody.
- The 29-year-old climbed onto a business sign after running through a ceiling, where he became stuck and was then safely removed by ICE officers.
- Gomez Hernandez, a native of El Salvador, was previously arrested there in 2022 on aggravated extortion charges with six other suspected MS-13 members.
HOUSTON – A suspected MS-13 gang member who is in the U.S. illegally was arrested by federal immigration agents after he became stuck on a business sign in the Houston area while trying to flee custody, officials said.
Stuck on a business sign
The backstory:
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents arrested Marlon Odir Gomez Hernandez, a 29-year-old native of El Salvador, on October 27. Gomez Hernandez was encountered during a targeted enforcement operation in the Houston area and immediately attempted to escape.
According to ICE, the man ran into a laundromat, climbed through the ceiling to reach the roof, and then moved onto the business’s sign, where he became stuck. ICE officers successfully removed him safely.…