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Exclusive Report from Fox News: A man living in the United States illegally has been apprehended in connection with the tragic hit-and-run incident that claimed the life of a Texas sheriff’s deputy. This development was confirmed to Fox News.
On Saturday, the Department of Homeland Security announced the arrest of Dennis Arguello-Acosta. Authorities allege that Arguello-Acosta was behind the wheel when his vehicle fatally struck Fort Bend County Sheriff’s Deputy Kenneth Lewis on February 21, before he fled the scene.
The incident has sparked significant attention, with Acting DHS Assistant Secretary Lauren Bis expressing strong sentiments. “Deputy Kenneth Lewis served his community with distinction as a law enforcement officer,” Bis stated, emphasizing the tragic circumstances. “He would still be with us today if it were not for this criminal illegal alien who should’ve never been in our country in the first place.”
The arrest of Arguello-Acosta has brought some measure of closure to those grieving the loss of Deputy Lewis, whose dedication to his community was widely recognized.
“Deputy Kenneth Lewis served his community honorably as a law enforcement officer—and he would still be with us today if it were not for this criminal illegal alien who should’ve never been in our country in the first place,” said Acting DHS Assistant Secretary Lauren Bis.
“ICE has arrested Arguello-Acosta to ensure that he is not free to roam on our streets and threaten public safety. Under President Trump, criminal illegal aliens are not welcome in the U.S.”
A tipster reached out to rhe FBI and other law enforcement agencies with information on Arguello-Acosta before he was arrested at his home, DHS said.
A U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer’s badge and gear. (Michael Siluk/UCG/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)
Lewis, 51, died two days after he was hit on Interstate 10. At the time, he was off-duty but in uniform when he stopped to assist drivers involved in a separate two-vehicle crash, Fox Houston reported.
As Lewis was rendering aid he was struck by a third vehicle, authorities said.
“A superhero is someone that thinks of others before themselves,” Fort Bend County Sheriff Eric Fagan said at the time. “And that’s what Deputy Lewis was doing. He took it upon himself to go back on duty to try to help that individual.”
Lewis nearly died 12 years earlier while working for the Missouri City Police Department just outside Houston when he was forced to jump 30 feet off a bridge to avoid being hit by an oncoming vehicle while he was working an accident scene.
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