CBP apprehends child indecency suspect at Laredo bridge

The Laredo Police Department is seeking public assistance to locate a missing 16-year-old, Alejandro Chavarria, described as having black and red hair and a scar above his right eyebrow (KGNS). Meanwhile, Santiago 'Oscar' Che-Pech, 41, has been arrested for multiple counts of aggravated sexual assault of a child in a case dating back to 2019, involving a victim who was between 7 and 9 years old at the time of the assaults (Beaumont Enterprise). Additionally, Ernesto Francis Marin, wanted on a felony warrant for indecency with a child, was apprehended by U.S. Customs and Border Protection at the Juarez-Lincoln International Bridge. Marin, a U.S. citizen, was identified using biometric verification and is now in custody at the Webb County Jail (KGNS, LMT Online). Port Director Albert Flores emphasized the importance of such apprehensions in safeguarding border communities (Fox San Antonio).