Reginald Junior Galette was arrested by the US Customs and Border Protection officers at the Philadelphia International Airport on Friday after arriving on a flight from Montego Bay, Jamaica.
It is said that 24-year-old Galette, who is from Dorchester, Massachusetts, was returning from his vacation in Jamaica.
Reports are that CBP’s Baltimore field office said in a release Monday that Galette is wanted by the Boston Police Department on multiple felony firearms charges.
This includes assault to murder, assault with a dangerous weapon, possession of a large-capacity firearm, firearm discharge within 500 feet of a building, and possessing a firearm with a defaced serial number, among others.
According to reports, when Reginald Junior Galette’s flight landed, CBP’s National Targeting Center, which compares international passenger and cargo manifests to numerous law enforcement databases such as the National Crime Information Center, identified him as being subject to the Boston warrant.
An alert was then placed in CBP’s passenger processing systems.
The release also said that the automated passport control, a self-help kiosk system for travelers to process their arrivals, referred Galette to a secondary examination where CBP officers verified Galette’s identity.
Officers then detained Galette after confirming that the Boston arrest warrant remained active. The CBP officers subsequently turned him over to Tinicum Township police officers.
The release also pointed out that criminal charges are merely allegations. Defendants are presumed innocent unless proven guilty in a court of law.
Joseph Martella, area port director for CBP’s Area Port of Philadelphia said that the “Customs and Border Protection is happy to help our law enforcement partners in Boston by capturing an alleged dangerous person wanted for serious crimes.”
“CBP’s border security mission allows us to ensure victims’ rights by arresting fugitives as they arrive to the United States or before they can flee accountability. It’s one way in which we can help our partners make our streets a little safer,” he added.
According to the release, on an average day last year, CBP processed nearly 900,000 arriving travelers at the country’s airports, seaports, and land border crossings.
On average, they arrested 41 wanted persons.
