- May 16, 2024
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The Flagler County Sheriff's Office has apprehended a Mexican man living in the United States illegally with a nation-wide warrant out for his arrest.
The man, German Altamirano-Hernandez, was pulled over by a FCSO deputy on March 7 at the Interstate 95 on ramp on Palm Coast Parkway when the FCSO Real Time Crime Center identified his van's tag as stolen from South Carolina. Altamirano-Hernandez presented a fake Mexican ID card under a different name to the deputy as identification, a FCSO press release said.
The deputy contacted U.S. Border Patrol for facial recognition, which pulled up two other names than what was on the ID, one of which was Altamirano-Hernandez's real name. Altamirano-Hernandez has been previously deported from the U.S. multiple times, the press release said.
The Border Patrol told the deputy there was a nation-wide warrant out for the suspect's arrest, the press release said, while FCSO resources also identified him as a fugitive of Lee County, Florida since 2002 under one of the fictitious names.
The warrant for Lee County is for driving with a suspended license, and the nation-wide warrant is for illegal entry into the U.S., the press release said.
A search of the suspect's van turned up a duffle bag in the trunk with multiple fake IDs, including a Mexican passport, a U.S. Social Security card, a U.S. Lawful Permanent Resident Alien Card, and two Mexican Consular Cards issued from both California and Florida, the press release said.
Altamirano-Hernandez was arrested and taken to the county jail where he is being held without bond. In addition to the outstanding warrants, he has been charged with the following: driving without a license, providing a fictitious name while detained, two counts of possessing fraudulent documents and petit theft for the van's stolen tag, the press release said.
