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Fugitive turns himself in at Hidalgo bridge
Comments 0 | Recommend 0HIDALGO -- A man wanted by the U.S. Marshal's Service on an escape charge turned himself in to authorities this week, according to a news release issued Wednesday by U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
Gabriel Lopez, a U.S. citizen living in Reynosa, walked up to the pedestrian lane at the Hidalgo-Reynosa International Bridge Tuesday and told officers that he was a fugitive and that he wished to surrender.
The man was traveling north toward the United States at the bridge.
Officers verified that Lopez was wanted for not reporting to a designated halfway house to complete a drug-related sentence.
Lopez was transferred to the custody of the U.S. Marshal's Service.
He remains incarcerated.
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Ana Ley covers law enforcement and general assignments for The Monitor. She can be reached at (956) 683-4428.
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