The head of the union representing U.S. Border Patrol agents says a man imprisoned in Mexico in connection with a Yuma-based agent's death has been released by a Mexican judge.
National Border Patrol Council president T.J. Bonner says an unidentified Mexican judge released Jesus Navarro for time served.
"Every Border Patrol agent in the country is outraged and stunned by this," Bonner said.
Border Patrol spokesmen in Washington did not return a call immediately, but the Department of Homeland Security was preparing a statement.
Navarro, arrested Jan. 22 in Mexico, was being held in a Mexicali prison. Mexico had sought him for allegedly smuggling migrants. He was suspected of running over and killing Border Patrol agent Luis Aguilar on Jan. 19 as Aguilar tried to deploy spike strips to stop his drug-filled vehicle in southeastern California.
Shocking.
...and really disturbing.