Deported felon arrested in Brighton
By Hannah McBride, Correspondent
Thu Mar 19, 2009, 11:30 AM EDT
Allston-Brighton - A deported felon living in Brighton was arrested March 11 after being pulled over for a cracked front windshield and broken lights on the van he was driving, police reported.
Police pulled over Sergio Lopez, 24, of 26 Hano St., who was driving a white minivan with California license plates, at the intersection of Market and Beacon streets around 10:16 a.m. after noticing the broken headlight and brake light, reports state. The car, owned by a woman from Chula Vista, Calif., was suspended on Feb. 19.
The suspect reportedly provided a false name, which had no matching records in any state, to police at the scene, but during booking, officers found he had an active warrant for auto law violations out of Waltham District Court and an active Massachusetts license, which officers found to be “extremely peculiar,” reports stated.
An Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent revealed Lopez is a deported felon who was living in the country illegally. The suspect was held for court proceedings in Brighton until ICE begins deportation.
The van’s front seat passenger, Ruben Lopez, 41, of 14 Bracket St., Brighton, was arrested on an active warrant out of Dedham District Court for auto law violations.
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