A citizen of El Salvador was sentenced to prison for illegally reentering the United States after being deported, according to federal authorities.
Fredy Adalberto Guardado Salgado, also known as “Fredy Guardado” and “Fredy Salgado,” 43, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Vernon D. Oliver in Hartford to 15 months in prison, according to federal authorities.
Authorities, citing court documents and statements made in court, said Guardado was deported from the U.S. to El Salvador after being convicted on a felony charge in December 2010 in Connecticut Superior Court. The charge was second-degree assault involving a stabbing, according to federal authorities.
Guardado then illegally reentered the U.S. and, in August 2023, was arrested by the Hamden Police Department on state assault and breach of peace charges for allegedly using a wooden bat to hit multiple victims in the head, according to federal authorities.
Guardado pleaded guilty to illegal reentry in June and the state charges against him are pending in Meriden Superior Court. Guardado is detained in federal custody, according to federal authorities.
The case was investigated by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Enforcement and Removal Operations.
