a los angeles police officer who was charged with smuggling a mexican man into the united states in the trunk of an suv is being held on a $20,000 bond carlos quezada jr appeared in us district court in san diego on monday afternoon after he was arrested on saturday night trying to enter the us at the city's otay mesa port of entry a federal complaint said quezada, 34, was stopped after an x ray machine alerted border inspectors to a man hiding in the spare tire area of a nissan juke scroll down for video  carlos quezada jr was arrested on saturday at the us border in san diego with a mexican man in his trunk  his 31 year old female passenger, angelica godinez, was arrested as well both are charged with 'bringing in illegal alien without presentation', according to nbc los angeles they are both us citizens the man in the trunk has been identified as 26 year old antanasio perez avalo he is a 'is a mexican citizen with no legal ability to enter the united states,' us customs officials told the la times quezada and his female passenger, 31, are charged with 'bringing in illegal alien without presentation' los angeles police spokeswoman rosario herrera said quezada has worked at the department for ten years and is assigned to the hollywood division he is on paid leave until the investigation is completed lapd chief charlie beck said: 'it's a very serious act of misconduct if it's true' both defendants must be back in court on april 9 for a preliminary hearing
carlos quezada jr us district court san diego monday saturday mexican 31 year old angelica godinez
carlos quezada jr appeared in us district court in san diego on monday  he was arrested on saturday at us border with a mexican man in his trunk  his female passenger, 31 year old angelica godinez, was arrested as well  both are charged with 'bringing in illegal alien without presentation'