Port Coquitlam man arrested over alleged Texas child sex assault
Posted March 27, 2017 3:36 pm.
Last Updated March 27, 2017 5:27 pm.
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COQUITLAM (NEWS 1130) – A Port Coquitlam man has been arrested by border guards in Blaine in connection with the sexual assault of a child in Texas.
US Customs and Border Protection says a routine inspection Saturday morning revealed the 44-year-old was wanted on a national warrant in the States.
He was trying to enter the US at the Peace Arch border crossing.
The arrest is in relation to a sexual assault of a child in the Fort Worth area.
The man’s name is not being released.
He has since been turned over the Whatcom County Sheriff for extradition.