Phil “Little Phil” Alguin was arrested for killing Detective Sargent John Fitzgerald in June 1921, found evading police in Mexico. Alguin had a long history of petty crimes and had been in and out of jail for most of his life. He was escorted to the U.S. by Federal Agent Les Manning and a Mexican officer on the S.S. Freeport Sulphur No. 6. He was arrested and taken to Brazoria County Jail in Angleton, Texas. Four months later, in June 1923, he was moved to Folsom State Prison to serve a life sentence.