Repeat Offender Caught in Redondo Beach | Wilmington News

Wilmington News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! · Aug 22, 2026 · 1m

ICE agents arrested Ernesto Alejandro Perez-Garcia in Redondo Beach after he was spotted on the esplanade—his mugshot confirmed his identity and sealed his fate. A repeat offender with a decades-long rap sheet including DUIs, drug charges, terroristic threats, and multiple illegal border crossings, Perez-Garcia had been arrested before but local authorities often ignored ICE detainers. This time, he tried to bluff but admitted lying to agents, blaming his alcoholism—triggered by a friend’s death—for his downfall. He accepted responsibility and acknowledged his inevitable end. ICE warned that…