Mexican National Sentenced to 18 Months in Federal Prison on Immigration and Sex Offender Registration Charges

NASHVILLE -Teodoso Gonzalez-Guzman, 40, an illegal alien and a citizen of Mexico, was sentenced earlier today to 18 months in federal prison after having pled guilty to one count of illegal re-entry of an illegal alien and one count of failure to register as a sex offender, announced United States Attorney for the Middle District of Tennessee Braden H. Boucek.

"This criminal alien who had been deported multiple times and failed to comply with sex offender registration requirements has now been held accountable, said United States Attorney Braden H. Boucek. "This significant sentence demonstrates the commitment of the Department of Justice to protecting our community by prosecuting those who disregard court orders and return to our communities even after being deported repeatedly."

According to court records, before the events charged in the Indictment, the defendant had been convicted of unlawful possession of a weapon in domestic violence situations and of a penetrative sexual offense against a six-year-old girl. He received a 746-day sentence for his sexual crime, after which he was removed from the United States for the fourth time by immigration officials. In March 2025, law enforcement officers went to that family's home in Lindenwood, New Jersey, and confirmed that the defendant had been living there for about a year in violation of a court order. The defendant then fled New Jersey and, on or about May 1, 2025, the Middle Tennessee Joint Fugitive Task Force (MTTF) arrested the defendant on the outstanding warrant from New Jersey in Antioch, Tennessee. After the arrest, the defendant agreed to an interview and signed a waiver of rights form in Spanish. During the interview, the defendant admitted to residing in the Antioch, Tennessee area for about a month before his arrest, and that he never registered as a sex offender in any jurisdiction. The law in Tennessee requires that a sex offender must register with the Tennessee Sex Offender Registry within 48 hours of residing, working, or attending school in Tennessee.

In addition to his term of imprisonment, Gonzalez-Guzman was ordered to serve five years of supervised release.

The case was investigated by the United States Marshals Service and Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Assistant U.S. Attorney Herbert L. Bunton III prosecuted the case.

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