Former Hidalgo County District Clerk Omar Guerrero was released from federal custody and booked into the county jail on Friday.

It comes after prosecutors filed a motion to dismiss the federal escape charge against Guerrero "in the interest of justice," according to federal court records. A federal judge granted the motion on Friday, July 17, 2026.

Guerrero's attorney, Ricardo Salinas, had previously confirmed to Channel 5 News that his client would be transferred to Hidalgo County jail following his release from federal custody.

Hidalgo County jail records show Guerrero is currently in custody on multiple charges, including two counts of sexual assault of a child and three counts of drug possession. A bond was not listed for Guerrero.

As previously reported, Guerrero was arrested in June in Mexico after 13 years on the run. Guerrero was arrested in May 2013 on drug possession and tampering charges.

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Shortly after posting bail, Guerrero fled to Mexico through the Harlingen port of entry on the same day that a felony warrant for his arrest was issued on a charge of sexual assault of a minor, according to a criminal complaint.

Guerrero's arrest happened after deputies with the Hidalgo County Sheriff’s Office responded to a report of a child disclosing "an outcry of sexual assault" on April 26, 2013.

The victim reported that she left her workplace with a man later identified as Guerrero, who took her to a residence in the 6300 block of Western Road in rural Mission where the assault occurred, according to the sheriff’s office.

“Sheriff’s investigators reviewed physical evidence and corroborating witness statements that show sufficient probable cause that Omar Guerrero sexually assaulted the victim. At the time of his arrest, he was also wanted on additional outstanding warrants unrelated to this case.”

‘The law will catch up to you’: DA confirms arrest of fugitive former Hidalgo County district clerk