Illegal alien caught drunk driving in Iowa sent to prison

SIOUX CITY – An illegal alien who was caught drunk driving in Iowa was sentenced October 26, 2017, to more than one year in federal prison.

Alfredo Gonzalez-Segundo, 46, from Temascalcingo, Mexico, received the prison term after a July 18, 2017, guilty plea to reentry of a removed alien following a conviction of a non-aggravated felony.

At the guilty plea, Gonzalez-Segundo admitted he was previously removed from the United States. Gonzalez-Segundo was located in Clay County, Iowa, upon his arrest for OWI. Gonzalez-Segundo was previously removed from the United States in 2005, 2012 and 2013, each time being returned to Mexico from the United States.

Gonzalez-Segundo was sentenced in Sioux City by United States District Court Chief Judge Leonard T. Strand. Gonzalez-Segundo was sentenced to twelve months’ and one day imprisonment. He must also serve a three-year term of supervised release after the prison term. Any term of imprisonment imposed in the pending Iowa District Court for Clay County case for operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated (OWI) shall be consecutive to the term of imprisonment in the federal case. There is no parole in the federal system. Gonzalez-Segundo is being held in the United States Marshal’s custody until he can be transported to a federal prison.

The case was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorneys Kevin Fletcher and Shawn Wehde and investigated by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.