A federal choose sentenced a Guatemalan man with a earlier rape conviction to almost two years in jail this week for unlawfully reentering the USA.
Wilson Hernandez-Bautista, 34, was deported from the USA in October 2023 however reentered the nation “sometime after his 2013 removal,” prosecutors with appearing U.S. Lawyer Joshua Levy’s Workplace mentioned. He was beforehand arrested in November 2020 and has been in state jail since then, based on federal courtroom paperwork.
He was convicted in November 2022 of rape of a kid with drive in Essex County Superior Court docket and sentenced to 5 to seven years in jail, federal courtroom paperwork mentioned.
After his conviction, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement “became aware” of Hernandez-Bautista’s presence within the nation throughout a screening of foreign-born inmates on the Souza Baranowski Correctional Facility on Nov. 26, 2022, courtroom paperwork mentioned.
“On Dec. 14, 2022, ICE interviewed the defendant and during that interview, he admitted being a Guatemalan citizen and that in 2015 he paid $3,000 to a smuggler to unlawfully bring him to the United States,” prosecutors mentioned in courtroom paperwork.
Hernandez-Bautista agreed to plead responsible in Could to 1 rely of illegal reentry of a deported alien, based on courtroom information.
Hernandez-Bautista, who was born in Guatemala Metropolis to a household that struggled financially, got here to the USA searching for a greater life along with his spouse and finally settled in Lynn the place they raised their now 11-year-old daughter, a public defender wrote in courtroom paperwork.
“Like so many others, Mr. Hernandez-Bautista came to the United States in an attempt to escape the poverty and dangerousness of his home country and to pursue the American dream of social and financial freedoms and stability, as well as safety and security from the intrenched violence and corruption that plagues his country,” the lawyer wrote in courtroom paperwork.
Throughout his time in jail, the lawyer wrote, Hernandez-Bautista took benefit of what programming was out there to him, together with English courses, intercourse offender therapy, and different cognitive behavioral and self-improvement programming.
The general public defender mentioned Hernandez-Bautista understands that his incarceration, pending deportation to Guatemala, and supreme separation from his daughter right here in Massachusetts “is sadly a collateral consequence of his own immensely regrettable decision-making.”
“This experience has brought into sharp focus the high price he and his family have had to pay for his decisions, including his decision to re-entry this country illegally. It has further driven home Mr. Hernandez-Bautista’s resolve to never again engage in such harmful behavior – and risk subjecting his family and loved ones to such pain and regret,” the lawyer wrote.
Responsible pleas anticipated in connection to 2022 deadly taking pictures of 26-year-old from Boston
Three persons are anticipated to plead responsible Monday in connection to the September 2022 deadly taking pictures of Hanser Moreta-Gonzalez, a 26-year-old man from Boston, prosecutors with the Suffolk County District Lawyer’s Workplace mentioned in an announcement Friday.
Boston police responded to 625 Shawmut Ave within the South Finish on Sept. 29, 2022, for a report of an individual shot, prosecutors mentioned. Officers discovered Moreta-Gonzalez mendacity on the bottom with a single gunshot wound to the higher torso, officers mentioned.
“Moreta-Gonzalez was transported by Boston EMS to Boston Medical Center where he was pronounced deceased,” prosecutors mentioned in an announcement.
Jason Amazan, 19, of Dorchester; Adornous Hazelwood, 22, of Brockton; and Desmond Hallett-Woodley, 21, of Boston, are all anticipated to enter responsible pleas related to the taking pictures throughout an look at Suffolk Superior Court docket in Boston Monday afternoon, prosecutors mentioned.
Joshua Bajon, 23, of Brighton can also be charged in connection to the taking pictures with two counts of accent after the face, prosecutors mentioned.
A 17-year-old additionally pleaded responsible to 1 rely of unarmed theft on Oct. 2 in connection to the taking pictures and was sentenced to a suspended Division of Youth Companies dedication till 21-year-old, based on prosecutors.
Deadly motorbike crash in Stow
An unidentified driver died after they crashed their motorbike right into a tree off Crimson Acre Street in Stow Friday afternoon, the native fireplace and police departments mentioned in an announcement.
Police Chief Michael Sallese and Interim Fireplace Chief Barry Evers mentioned legislation enforcement and fireplace personnel responded to 109 Acre Street at round 4:45 p.m. Friday for a report of a motorbike crash.
“First responders arrived to find a crash in which a motorcycle struck a tree off the side of Red Acre Road. The driver was pronounced dead at the scene. No other vehicles were involved,” officers mentioned in an announcement.
Police and fireplace officers mentioned they aren’t releasing the id of the driving force pending notification of family and friends.
