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Border Patrol apprehends two wanted men

• January 9, 2010

U.S. Border Patrol agents arrested two suspects in separate incidents with warrants related to murder.

On Thursday, Nogales agents arrested a male who first claimed to be an illegal alien, but then admitted to being a U.S. citizen. A fingerprint check showed an active felony warrant out of Pima County for his arrest on a charge of first-degree murder. Daniel N. Taddey, 32, was charged with first-degree murder and kidnapping in the Nov. 13, 2008, death of Frank T. Gonzales. He was turned over to Tucson police.

In a second incident Friday morning, agents assigned to the Ajo station arrested another man claiming to be an illegal immigrant. A fingerprint check revealed a felony warrant for the man’s arrest on a charge of attempted murder in Santa Ana, Calif. Agents also learned he was actually a U.S. citizen. He was turned over to the Pima County Sheriff’s Office.

Other Border Patrol incidents of note:

• Agents at the Nogales station apprehended a Mexican national Wednesday who admitted he had been arrested and served time in prison. A fingerprint check revealed he had been convicted of lewd or lascivious acts with a child under 14. He was held.

• Ajo agents apprehended a Mexican national Thursday wanted in San Luis Obispo, Calif., on aggravated felony charges.

• Ajo agents were processing a male Mexican national Wednesday and discovered he had several arrest records ranging from disorderly conduct to molesting a child under the age of 18 and served time in a California correctional institution. He was held.

• Agents from the Nogales station arrested a male Chinese national Wednesday for illegally entering the United States. He was held for further processing.

• Ajo agents manning a forward operating base in the west desert area Thursday responded to a rescue beacon and found four individuals in need of assistance. All four were Mexicans in the U.S. illegally.