(FOUNTAIN, Colo.) — Multiple agencies including the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office (EPSO), the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) teamed up to arrest a previously deported convicted felon who was in the U.S. illegally.

According to EPSO, 46-year-old Rene Alvaro Cejudo-Monicas was arrested in Fountain after a federal arrest warrant was issued for violating immigration statutes. A search warrant was also issued for a home in Fountain seeking evidence of identity fraud and illegal entry into the U.S.

EPSO said Cejudo-Monicas was a non-U.S. citizen and convicted felon who had been previously deported. He had since returned to the U.S. and was using a false New Mexico driver’s license and a false alias.

Courtesy: FBI Denver

“I thank my deputies and our federal partners for ensuring Cejudo-Monicas is off our streets and unable to victimize again,” said El Paso County Sheriff Joseph Roybal.

Cejudo-Monicas’ previous criminal history includes:

2003 conviction: sexual assault of a child and sentenced to one year in the Department of Corrections (DOC)

2006 conviction: possession of schedule two narcotics and sentenced to eight years in the DOC

2012: Deported as a felon by ICE