A man arrested in connection with a deadly shooting this week in Reston, Virginia, is an illegal immigrant from El Salvador. To make matters worse, he had been released from jail just hours earlier, after an ICE detainer request was ignored.
We need to start prosecuting the people who are responsible for releasing criminals who then kill.
From NBC News in Washington:
Reston accused killer who set off manhunt was released from jail a day earlierA 23-year-old Reston, Virginia, man was arraigned on a murder charge Thursday after authorities say he killed a man on Wednesday and led police on a two-hour manhunt.Two elementary schools were placed on secure-the-building status as police urgently searched for Marvin Morales-Ortez.He killed a man he lived with, 40-year-old Marvin Ernesto Morales, police said. No information on the relationship between the two was released other than they shared the same residence.Morales-Ortez was released from jail the day before the shooting. According to a criminal complaint, he was charged with maliciously wounding someone who lived in the home on Sept. 12. He was taken into custody on multiple charges.That case went before a judge on Tuesday. But the prosecutor’s office said the victim didn’t show up to court to testify against Morales-Ortez, so charges were dropped.The judge ordered Morales-Ortez released from custody.He has a history of mental health issues, court records say. The county’s Community Services Board issued an emergency custody order shortly after his release from jail. An ECO allows police to arrest someone who poses an immediate threat to themselves or someone else. Police can take them in and get them services.
More from WJLA News:
Illegal El Salvadoran immigrant arrested after man found shot to death in Reston home7News has learned that a man accused of committing a homicide a day after being released from jail is in the country illegally, and has a history of prior charges.A man died after a shooting inside a home in Reston, Va., on Wednesday, according to the Fairfax County Police Department (FCPD).From the afternoon well into the night, officers investigated at the home, which is at 12307 Fan Shell Court. After a manhunt, police arrested Marvin Morales-Ortez, 23, who they’ve named as the accused shooter.ICE said Morales-Ortez was from El Salvador and was in the country illegally. In addition, court records indicate that since 2020, Morales-Ortez had been charged with at least seven crimes in Fairfax County.Among those charges was a first-degree murder charge in 2021, and he spent a year and a half in jail while he awaited trial. However, it was ultimately determined he was not involved in the murder and charges were dropped — with someone else being convicted in the case, according to the Fairfax County Commonwealth’s Attorney.
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And, of course, the prosecutor in this case is a George Soros backed prosecutor.
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