SAN YSIDRO, Calif. — San Diego police are investigating the death of a 51-year-old man who collapsed while being detained at the San Ysidro border crossing by U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents.
The man and two relatives had just driven across the border from Mexico when they were detained Saturday for inspection, according to Lt. Ernie Herbert of the police department homicide unit.
During the inspection, the man, who was not identified, was handcuffed and taken into a security office, Herbert said. After the handcuffs were removed, he was ordered to empty his pockets.
“As he placed items on a counter, he collapsed,” Herbert said. An agent began resuscitation efforts. The man was pronounced dead at a local hospital shortly after 9 p.m.
The agents “did not use any force on the suspect when taking him into custody or transporting him,” Herbert said. An autopsy is pending. The lead agent was identified only as a two-year veteran of Customs and Border Protection.
Los Angeles Times
21 Comments to “Man Dies while in Custody at Mexico-U.S. Border”
February 17, 2013 at 7:31 PM
Probably drank the water down there.
February 17, 2013 at 8:08 PM
The balloons inside the loser's gut burst and killed him. WHO CARES?
February 17, 2013 at 8:19 PM
Probably a balloon did burst, or he had a heart attack. Just watch his people will try to blame the Boarder Patrol officers.
February 18, 2013 at 8:07 AM
Please be respectable. No one is blaming anyone, a person just died.
February 21, 2013 at 11:08 AM
your just so stupid idiot
February 17, 2013 at 8:17 PM
Probably drank the water down there. yes right …
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February 17, 2013 at 9:11 PM
I wonder what the LAPD did to this guy
February 17, 2013 at 9:13 PM
Probably put a hit out on him.
February 17, 2013 at 10:11 PM
ban border agents bad for your health.
February 17, 2013 at 10:12 PM
if he was mexican, his ass shouldn't be coming here anyway…..he should be in his s**thole country called mexico!………wonder why they don't go to another country? wonder no other countries want these mexicans coming to their country?
February 17, 2013 at 10:33 PM
Oh stfu! People like you should be banished from the face of the earth! I'm not mexican but I speak for all the other races out there. Like it or not, we're here to stay
February 17, 2013 at 11:51 PM
Then why can't you behave yourself? Don't smuggle drugs and or illegal aliens, don't use our welfare, section 8, free education, and the list goes on. You bring on this RESENTMENT yourself.
February 18, 2013 at 1:24 AM
Hahaha yes because mexican's are the scum of the earth… I'm Mexican-American.. and your probably Euro-american… but .. I guess I should quit my career as a surgeon.. stop paying taxes (which you probably don't pay either) and start selling drugs because that is what you think all of us are doing.. Im sure.. Also you should look at the statistics of whom uses majority of the welfare or "entitlements".. you guessed it.. Caucasian single mothers.. the, afro-americans.. then hispanics and others.. please get your facts straight.. and try to use facts not your own fox news logic..
February 18, 2013 at 8:11 AM
I agree with Neuro. Mexicans help out the economy in the United States, they come here to work. And they don't come and steal anyones's job — nobody wants those jobs so they take them because they are actually hard workers and work for their stuff and not depend on welfare and government help like many Caucasians and African Americans in this country.
February 18, 2013 at 9:43 AM
I'm a Mexican and a computer programmer. I know I paid more in taxes last year than most American citizens… I may have paid more than you… And never used welfare…
So… please… behave yourself… take your resentment to your therapist… (they are free if you qualify, thanks to taxpayers like me)
February 18, 2013 at 8:08 AM
You might want to learn how to write first. You dumb fuck.
February 17, 2013 at 10:21 PM
ban mexicans they took my job.
February 17, 2013 at 10:31 PM
What job? You people are too lazy. Whine whine whine!
February 17, 2013 at 11:02 PM
Durka Doo!!
February 19, 2013 at 6:15 AM
how sad… you dont know what his family is going through his kids.. omg and some people are just to harsh my respects to his family.
February 20, 2013 at 3:41 PM
Actually I can tell you he died of a heart attack no balloons, no drugs. He used to work with me so please STFU!!!!