A Roswell man is facing prison after pleading guilty to fleeing from a New Mexico border checkpoint earlier this year.
Prosecutors say 18-year-old Vincent Edward Romero entered his plea Thursday in federal court in Las Cruces.
Romero was arrested on March 3 during a routine inspection at the U.S. Border Patrol checkpoint on U.S. Highway 54 in Otero County.
According to a criminal complaint, border agents directed Romero to a secondary inspection area.
They say Romero disregarded the directions and drove away from the checkpoint, leading agents in a high speed pursuit.
Prosecutors say Romero faces a statutory maximum penalty of five years in federal prison when he's sentenced.
His sentencing hearing has yet to be scheduled.
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