Horry County Man Pled Guilty to Illegal Re-entry Charges

Columbia, South Carolina---- United States Attorney Beth Drake stated today that Miguel Pedroza-Naquid, age 29, from Horry County, pled guilty in federal court in Florence, South Carolina, to Illegal Re-Entry into the United States after deportation, a violation of 8 U.S.C. § 1326(a)(2).  United States District Judge Bryan Harwell, of Florence, accepted the plea and will impose sentence after he has reviewed the presentence report which will be prepared by the U.S. Probation Office.

Evidence presented at the change of plea hearing established that on August 20, 2017, ICE-Enforcement Removal Operations Officers in Charleston, SC, discovered Miguel Pedroza-Naquid, while he was in custody at the J. Reuben Long Detention Center on state charges. Records checks revealed that Pedroza-Naquid was a native and citizen of Mexico who had previously been deported from the United States. Pedroza-Naquid has never received permission to enter or remain in the U.S. 

Ms. Drake stated the maximum penalty Miguel Pedroza-Naquid can receive is imprisonment for 2 years and a fine of $250,000.00.

The case was investigated by the Myrtle Beach Police Department and agents of ICE-Enforcement Removal Operations.  Assistant United States Attorney A. Bradley Parham of the Florence office prosecuted the case.

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