An alleged member of the MS-13 gang in Montgomery County amassed a lengthy rap sheet of minor and major crimes, including armed robbery, since first entering the United States sometime before April 22, 2015. But he repeatedly evaded significant punishment in Montgomery County courtrooms, and neither Montgomery nor Howard County turned him over to federal immigration authorities. After Howard County declined to honor an ICE detainer on the unnamed MS-13 member, he was again back on the streets.
Rockville City police arrested the suspect for driving without a license on March 4, 2024, and he was released from custody to await trial on that still-pending charge. Federal Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) Baltimore deportation officers caught up with him at his Germantown home on April 15, 2024. He will now remain in ICE custody pending the outcome of removal proceedings.
Since 2015, the Salvadoran national has been charged with armed robbery, conspiracy to commit armed robbery, weapons offenses, theft, possession of drugs and drug paraphernalia, illegal possession of ammunition, and several instances of driving without a license. The penalties he received from those alleged crimes in Montgomery County courtrooms were a $100 fine, a two-day jail sentence, and a six-months-and-one-day jail sentence. He was deported once during that nine year period, but snuck back into the United States again.
“Not only was this Salvadoran national a member of a notorious transnational criminal organization; he was also a violent felon and a threat to Maryland residents,” ERO Baltimore acting Field Office Director Matthew Elliston said in a statement. “Every second this gang member remained on the streets was a threat to Maryland residents. ERO Baltimore will continue to prioritize public safety by arresting and removing the most egregious noncitizen offenders from our Maryland communities.”
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