Honduran man convicted of rape in Lexington arrested after trying to cross U.S. border | Lexington Herald Leader

An undocumented immigrant convicted of felony rape in Lexington has been arrested in Texas near the Mexican border.

Hector Napoleon-Diaz, 35, was arrested by Carrizo Springs Border Patrol agents on Sept. 15 near Carrizo Springs, Texas, while trying to re-enter the U.S. illegally, U.S. Customs and Border Protection said in a news release. Carrizo Springs is about 45 miles from the border.

Napoleon-Diaz is an illegal immigrant from Honduras who border patrol found had been convicted in Lexington for rape. After that conviction, he was deported to Honduras.

Napoleon-Diaz now faces the charge of illegally re-entering the country after deportation, which carries a potential sentence of 20 years in prison, Border Protection said.

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