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Illegal immigrant who kidnapped FBI specialist on Pine Ridge headed to prison

Sentencing comes amid conflict between Gov. Kristi Noem and tribes over Biden border policies, drug trafficking

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Apr 17, 2024
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An El Salvadoran man who carjacked and kidnapped an FBI employee on a South Dakota Indian reservation will spend 35 years in prison.

Judge Karen Schreier signed the judgment and commitment order for Juan Francisco Alvarez-Sorto on Tuesday after handing down the sentence in court on Friday. In addition to the 420-month sentence, Alvarez-Sorto, 25 – who was in the country illegally and had previously been deported – was ordered to serve five years of supervised release and pay more than $4,700 in restitution.

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A second man who was arrested with Alvarez-Sorto, Deyvin Morales from Guatemala, awaits sentencing. Both men were found guilty in January.

In addition to kidnapping and carjacking, Alvarez-Sorto was found guilty of brandishing a firearm in an act of violence, unlawful possession of a firearm by a prohibited person and unlawful re-entry. Alvarez-Sorto had been deported from the United States on July 21, 2017 from Alexandria, Louisiana, according to court documents.

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