An El Salvadoran man accused of killing a Virginia woman during a weekend carjacking was living in the United States illegally, immigration authorities said.
Jose Aguilar-Martinez, 21, is charged in the fatal Sunday encounter that resulted in the death of 54-year-old Melody Waldecker, a grandmother, FOX 5 DC reported.
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Jose Aguilar-Martinez, 21, who is accused of killing a Virginia woman during a fatal carjacking, has been living in the U.S. illegally, immigration authorities said. (Getty Images; Loudon County Sheriff’s Office )
Responding deputies with the Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office were called around 11:30 a.m. and found Waldecker dead at the scene. Investigators determined she was struck by her own vehicle as the suspected carjacker fled the scene.
Aguilar-Martinez was found and arrested about 45 minutes later. He was taken to a local hospital after appearing to have an unrelated medical condition, the news outlet reported.
An El Salvadoran citizen with multiple arrests was taken into custody last month by federal immigration officials. (ICE)
Aguilar-Martinez entered the U.S. as a “gotaway” at an unknown date and location, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) told Fox News.
ICE has placed a detainer request for him to be handed over to immigration authorities upon his release from local custody.
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Some so-called “sanctuary” cities and counties routinely ignore such requests and release illegal immigrants accused of crimes onto the streets.