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FLORENCE, Ariz. -- A man deported five times since 2005 has been arrested in Arizona on a probation violation and charged with assaulting a Pinal County Sheriff's deputy.

Sheriff's officials said 37-year-old Jorge Luis Morales-Espinoza is being held on suspicion of hindering prosecution, resisting arrest and aggravated assault on a law enforcement officer.

Officials said Morales-Espinoza was a passenger in a car stopped last Friday night in Coolidge.

A sheriff's deputy checked for warrants and found Morales-Espinoza was wanted by the U.S. Marshals Service for probation violation.

Authorities said Morales-Espinoza resisted arrest and fought with deputies in an attempt to get away.

They said Morales-Espinoza was last deported in December 2012.

They said he has numerous arrests and convictions in Arizona, including extreme DUI and aggravated assault on a law enforcement officer.

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    OneWonders wrote...
    He is getting so good at
    February 5, 2013 2:41 pm
    getting back into the country...go figure.
    Equal Justice, Not Social Justice.
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    Zapotec wrote...
    Another illegal immigrant
    February 5, 2013 2:52 pm
    who shouldn't be here, making his way across our "secure" border, jacking up AZ crime stats...
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