Man Back in Country and Back in Trouble

MANCHESTER, CT — A man who has been in and out of trouble and in and out of the country is in again on both counts, a leading prosecutor said.

John H. Durham, United States attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced Friday that Juan Carlos Acosta, also known as “Juan Carlos Acosta-Santos,” 32, a citizen of El Salvador last residing in Manchester, entered a guilty plea a day earlier before Chief U.S. District Judge Janet C. Hall in New Haven to one count of illegal re-entry of a removed alien.

According to court documents and statements made in court, on Sept. 27, 2006, Acosta was convicted in Manchester Superior Court of first-degree assault and sentenced to one year of imprisonment, time served, and a one-day conditional discharge.

On Dec. 11, 2006, he was "removed" to El Salvador, Durham said.

In February 2015, Acosta was arrested in East Hartford for second-degree breach of peace and interfering. On April 17, 2015, he was sent to El Salvador without a resolution on the state charges, Durham said.

In December 2015, ACOSTA was found in the U.S. near Rio Grande Valley, Texas, records indicate. On Dec. 23, 2015, he was sent to El Salvador.

On February 12, 2017, the Connecticut State Police found Acosta back in the U.S. when they arrested him for second-degree assault in the second degree with a weapon, and related misdemeanor offenses. He has been detained since arrest.

Chief Judge Hall scheduled sentencing for Feb. 26, at which time ACOSTA faces a maximum term of imprisonment of 20 years.

The state charges against Acosta are pending in Rockville Superior Court, Durham said.

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