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CBP detains fugitive at Hidalgo International Bridge wanted in connection with fatal dog mauling in Rockport

CBP detains fugitive at Hidalgo International Bridge wanted in connection with fatal dog mauling in Rockport
1 year 5 months 3 weeks ago Friday, June 23 2023 Jun 23, 2023 June 23, 2023 8:01 PM June 23, 2023 in News - Local
Mario Pena Mendoza. Photo credit: Hidalgo County jail

A 33-year-old Rockport man remains jailed in Hidalgo County after officers with U.S. Customs and Border Protection detained him at the Hidalgo International Bridge on an outstanding warrant involving a fatal dog mauling.

Jail records show Mario Pena Mendoza was booked at the Hidalgo County jail on Wednesday on a charge of attack by dog involving death out of Aransas County.

A Hidalgo police officer arrived to take custody of Mendoza after he arrived from Mexico at the international bridge, CBP stated in a news release.  Mendoza was transported him to the county jail to await extradition to Aransas County.

Corpus Christi ABC affiliate KII-TV said Mendoza was wanted after three dogs and two puppies mauled a man to death in Rockport on Tuesday.

The victim, 40-year-old Lewis Flores, was heard screaming for help by the man who called police about the dog attack. 

"He's just laying there a face down, naked, all torn up like a shark ate him. He had his shoes, socks, shirt ripped," Adrian Arispe told police, according to KII-TV.

A second individual, Guadalupe Carreon, was also booked into Aransas County jail Wednesday in connection with the dog mauling, KII-TV added.

Mendoza is being held on a$100,000 bond, Hidalgo County jail records indicate.

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