Source: Office of United States Attorneys
Ocala, Florida – United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces the filing of a criminal complaint charging Antonio Candia-Bautista (45, Mexico) with illegal reentry into the United States by a previously deported alien. If convicted, Candia-Bautista faces a maximum penalty of two years in federal prison.
According to the complaint, Candia-Bautista was deported from the United States on October 4, 2016. At some time thereafter, he unlawfully reentered the United States. He was recently arrested during a state investigation into an automobile accident in Sumter County on January 28, 2025. A records check confirmed that Candia-Bautista was a citizen of Mexico with no lawful permission to be present in the United States.
A complaint is merely a formal charge that a defendant has committed one or more violations of federal criminal law, and every defendant is presumed innocent unless, and until, proven guilty.
This case was investigated by the United States Border Patrol. It is being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Tyrie K. Boyer.