A wanted sex offender is back in custody in Las Vegas after hiding in Mexico for 17 years, federal authorities said.
Mexican immigration officials arrested Robert Sturgiss on Dec. 13 in Rosarito, a coastal city south of Tijuana, the U.S. Marshals Service said in a statement.
He was extradited for a parole violation and was booked into the Clark County Detention Center on Dec. 20. His last name is spelled as Sturgess in jail records.
The Marshals Service says Sturgiss was convicted of illegal sexual contact with a 13-year-old in 1991. He was granted parole in 2005 but absconded from supervision two years later.
Multiple law enforcement agencies in the U.S. and Mexico conducted a joint fugitive investigation to find Sturgiss, leading to his arrest in Rosarito.
He was turned over to the Marshals Service at the border in San Diego and officers from Nevada’s Division of Parole and Probation transported him back to Las Vegas.
“This arrest reflects our commitment to protecting victims and removing dangerous individuals through strong collaboration across the state,” Gary Schofield, U.S. Marshal for Nevada, said in a statement.
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