Bob Kasarda

HAMMOND — A man from Honduras residing in Gary was sentenced in federal court after pleading guilty to reentering the United States illegally after being removed multiple times, according to Acting United States Attorney M. Scott Proctor.

Herlin Yovany Guerrero-Zelaya, 53, received a sentence of five months in prison and one year of supervised release, officials said.

Court documents reveal Guerrero-Zelaya's criminal history includes two previous OWI convictions and other driving-related offenses, according to federal officials. He had reportedly been deported from the U.S. four times, in 1999, 2015, and twice in 2017.

"Herlin Yovany Guerrero-Zelaya illegally reentered the country after already having been removed on four separate occasions," said Proctor. "Illegal reentry

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