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Mexican national sentenced in illegal reentry case

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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)

A Mexican national who was living in Sedalia was sentenced Wednesday to 14 months in federal prison, according to a press release from the Department of Justice.

Jesus Mendoza Cortes, 35, pleaded guilty on Feb. 20 to illegally reentering the country after being previously deported, the release says.  

Mendoza Cortes had previously been removed from the country 11 times dating back to 2006, the release says. More recently, he returned in 2018 before getting arrested by Pettis County deputies on June 1, 2024, the release says.

A spokesperson for the Department of Justice said in a July 26, 2024, statement that Mendoza-Cortes was arrested at a motel after he allegedly pulled a machete out at another man and threatened him.

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