Terry Bryan Rivera arrest: How Border Patrol caught Houston child murder suspect walking over bridge from Mexico

Brownsville – Border patrol agents found child murder suspect Terry Bryan Rivera a few steps away from the Mexico border on Monday.

Sheriff Ed Gonzales posted on X that Rivera was arrested as he attempted to cross back from Mexico into the U.S.

Rivera was on the run, a fugitive accused of killing Carlos Fernandez, his ex-girlfriend’s 12-year-old son. As he was walking across the Gateway International Bridge in Brownsville, Rivera was flagged for his capital murder warrant when he showed his entry documents to U.S. border agents. They matched his picture and fingerprints with the National Crime Information Systems, a database used by law enforcement across the country.

“As Spring Break traffic begins to pick up, our frontline CBP officers continue to maintain strict vigilance,” said Acting Port Director Michael Reyes. “These types of apprehensions reinforce and perfectly illustrate the importance of CBP’s commitment to its border security mission.”

The 27-year-old Houston man fled the area after the March 4 murder, with the help of his mother, now-jailed in Houston for hindering his apprehension.

Rivera’s accused of shooting into his ex-girlfriend’s home that night.

Carlos was trying to protect his two younger sisters, who are also Rivera’s daughters when he was hit and killed.

Rivera was caught just hours after Carlos’s funeral.

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