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Queen Isabella Causeway jumper identified, issued bond

Queen Isabella Causeway jumper identified, issued bond
6 days 23 hours 7 minutes ago Tuesday, April 15 2025 Apr 15, 2025 April 15, 2025 4:55 PM April 15, 2025 in News - Local
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The man who jumped off the Queen Isabella Causeway has been charged with several felonies and issued a total bond of $35,000.

Jose Roberto Botello jumped from the causeway on Monday after South Padre Island police officers attempted to conduct a traffic stop.

Botello was eventually found clinging to a concrete pillar and recovered by U.S. Customs and Border Protection's Air and Marine Operations.

He was charged with evading arrest on foot, evading arrest in a motor vehicle, failure to identify and three Hidalgo County warrants for robbery, deadly conduct discharge of a firearm and unlawful possession of a firearm by a felon.

He remains in police custody.

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