Robert Rosas

Robert Rosas

Robert Rosas was a U.S. Border patrol agent. He was shot and killed on July 23, 2009. Find more Robert Rosas news and information here.

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A 17-year-old Mexican immigrant has pleaded guilty in San Diego to murdering a Border Patrol agent who was shot eight times in July. The U.S. attorney's office said Christian Daniel Castro Alvarez entered the plea Friday in federal court. Prosecutors say the teenager admitted entering the United States illegally from Mexico to rob a Border Patrol agent of government property. Border Patrol Agent Robert Rosas was shot four times in the head the night of July 23 near Campo, east of San Diego. He was also shot once in the neck and three times in the torso. Authorities say the defendant lured Rosas out ... Read Full Story
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SAN DIEGO, CA—United States Attorney Karen P. Hewitt announced the filing of an information and the guilty plea today of an individual involved in the death of Customs and Border Protection Border Patrol Agent Robert W. Rosas, Jr. Agent Rosas was shot and killed on July 23, 2009, while he was on a routine patrol near San Diego, Calif. The information charges the defendant with the murder of a federal officer committed in perpetration of a robbery. According to the plea agreement, Christian Daniel Castro-Alvarez, age 17, admitted that during the evening of July 23, 2009, he illegally entered the United States for the ... Read Full Story
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Posted by news 10 hours ago ( http://www.foxnews.com ) View profile Category : News A 17-year-old has pleaded guilty in the murder of a Border Patrol agent shot eight times in head, neck and torso in July. Add this link to...   Bury Add to:                  |   Bookmarks    Read Full Story
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A Border Patrol agent who was killed last month in a remote, boulder-strewn area was shot eight times in the head, neck and torso, according to an autopsy report released Tuesday. Robert Rosas, 30, was struck four times in the head — three times on the left side of his face and once in the back of his head, the San Diego County medical examiner's office. He was also shot once in the neck and three times in the torso. The autopsy says Rosas and other agents were pursuing three suspected illegal immigrants on a cool, "extremely dark" night in Campo, about 60 miles ... Read Full Story
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U.S. Border patrol agent killed In what maybe a game changer in terms of  U.S. policy involving the U.S. border patrol an agent was shot in the head and killed near the U.S. and Mexico border. Immigration laws have been a hot topic since Barrack Obama became President and this latest incident will only heat up the debate. The strange twist that signifies a new chapter in border patrol and immigration legislation is that Robert Rosas the slain border patrol agent is a latin american.With Judge Sonia Sotomayor herself a Latin American due to become the first Hispanic U.S. Supreme Court Justice this maybe ... Read Full Story
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SAN DIEGO (AP) — A 17-year-old pleaded guilty Friday to murdering U.S. Border Patrol Agent Robert Rosas, a lifelong El Centro resident. Christian Daniel Castro Alvarez admitted entering the United States illegally to rob a Border Patrol agent, the ...  
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Christopher Daniel Castro-Alvarez, 17, pled guilty in federal court Friday to charges of murdering Border Patrol Agent Robert Rosas during a robbery. In court, he testified that he and others lured Rosas from his vehicle to rob him. But Britt Craig, who heard the fatal shots and spoke with Rosas shortly before the Agent was killed, told East County Magazine that he does not believe that the story is plausible.  
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Columbus, New Mexico - Under a scorching sun in the harsh desert along Highway 9 in southern New Mexico, Border Patrol agents Rito Jara and Juan Treviso are quickly on the move, scouring the hard ground, trying to pick up footprints from suspected drug smugglers or immigrants who entered the U.S. illegally from Mexico.  
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A Border Patrol agent’s vehicle was struck Tuesday night by a pickup truck whose driver was attempting to flee from the agent near Canoa Ranch Road, according to a Pima County Sheriff’s report.  
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A 17-year-old pleaded guilty Friday to murdering a Border Patrol agent who was shot eight times in head, neck and torso in the mountains east of San Diego. Christian Daniel Castro Alvarez admitted entering the United States illegally to rob a Border Patrol agent, the U.S. attorney's office said. Alvarez said he lured Agent Robert Rosas out of his car on the night of July 23 and struggled with him over a firearm.  
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DATELAND, Ariz. (AP) — Eight smugglers who had apparently carried bundles of marijuana across the southern Arizona desert have been tracked and captured by U.S. Border Patrol agents. The Border Patrol says agents patrolling the desert near...  
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A 17-year-old pled guilty in San Diego, California to the murder of U.S. Customs and Border Protection Border Patrol Agent Robert W. Rosas, Jr., which the individual, who entered the U.S. illegally, committed in perpetration of a robbery.  
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A Border Patrol plan to detour traffic on Interstate 19 to accommodate a checkpoint in Tubac is inching forward. State officials were given a document Monday that should allow them to issue a needed permit, Border Patrol officials said Tuesday.  
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he fence was sabotaged a few days ago with a pole removed near the place of the assassination of Agent Rosas. This is usually an indication of an impending drug smuggling. The fence was repaired, and the Border Patrol remains on heightened alert with increased patrols, scope trucks and a Border Patrol vehicle at Kingfish's high point. Gadget Dan reports we have completed (in November), our 40Th. month for litter removal. Over the past 40...  
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EL RANCHITO — Authorities are investigating a shooting in which a U.S. Border Patrol agent fired his gun at an oncoming vehicle, officials said.On Tuesday afternoon, a USBP agent fired approximately three gunshots at the driver of an older model...  
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