A Border Patrol agent has been arrested on suspicion of having sexual contact with an intoxicated minor, authorities confirmed Tuesday.

Daniel Alfredo Spear, 45, was booked into jail Friday and later posted $275,000 bail, according to jail records.

The charges include forcible lewd and lascivious acts on a person under the age of 18 and administering or furnishing drugs to a minor, according to arrest records. Spear was arrested during a traffic stop at a shopping center in Lemon Grove, about a mile away from his home.

San Diego police said the complaint against Spear was made Dec. 3, said sex crimes Lt. Sandra Albrektsen. She declined to release further details Tuesday, including when and where the alleged incident occurred or his relationship with the alleged victim.


A Border Patrol official said the agency is cooperating with police.

Spear is on paid administrative leave pending the investigation, said Border Patrol spokesman Mark Endicott. The agency declined to provide further information, including where Spear is stationed or how long he’s worked as an agent.

Attempts to reach Spear by phone were unsuccessful Tuesday.

He is set to be arraigned in Superior Court on Thursday, according to the District Attorney’s Office.


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