A illegal immigrant With a long criminal history in the United States, he was indicted last week by a grand jury in South Carolina for reentering without consent after being arrested for driving under the influence in December.
Sergio Ixtepan-Toto, 36, was arrested on December 6, 2024, in Pickens, South Carolina, for driving under the influence after nearly crashing into another car on the city’s West Main Street.
When a Pickens police officer attempted to pull over Ixtepan-Toto, he allegedly ran a stop sign and continued driving until he was placed in a parking lot by police officers.
During the stop, officers reported that Ixtepan-Toto had failed a field sobriety test and had several open beer cans in his vehicle.
Sergio Ixtepan-Toto, a Mexican national in the US illegally, was arrested in South Carolina for driving under the influence in December 2024. (Pickens Police Department)
An incident report also stated that he had an identification card from Mexico, Fox Carolina reported.
Ixtepan-Toto was released on local charges and detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers on December 9.
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An affidavit filed on December 12 by a deportation officer stated that Ixtepan-Toto’s immigration file showed that He was deported In May 2020, November 2022 and February 2024.
Sergio Ixtepan-Toto has been arrested several times in South Carolina since 2008. The mugshot pictured above is from a 2018 arrest by the Pickens Police Department, two years before he was first deported. (Pickens Police Department)
“There is no record that Ixtepan ever obtained permission from the Attorney General of the United States or his successor, the Director of Homeland Security, to readjust to the ins or ices for admission to the United States after being arrested and deported,” statement said.
An affidavit filed by an ice officer on December 12 showed that Sergio Ixtepan-Toto was deported to Mexico in May 2020, November 2022 and February 2024. (Reuters/Jose Luis Gonzalez)
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A background check on Ixtepan-Toto obtained by Fox Carolina showed criminal charges In various jurisdictions within the state dating back to 2008.
His previous charges include speeding, driving without a license, domestic violence, indecent exposure and four previous drunk driving arrests.
