Fraylee Hernandez death: Teen illegal immigrant on probation for assaulting mom accused of killing California man
MENDOTA, CALIFORNIA: An 18-year-old illegal immigrant was arrested by the Fresno County Sheriff’s Office in connection to the murder of a California man found mutilated inside a car back in January.
The suspect, whose name was not released due to being in the juvenile court system, is from El Salvador and is also on probation for assaulting his mother. The 25-year-old victim Fraylee Hernandez was found dead in a car parked in an orchard near Mendota, California.
Fraylee Hernandez allegedly murdered by juvenile suspect
The Fresno County Sheriff's Office announced on April 5 that the teen had been arrested over Hernandez's murder. The suspect was arrested and admitted to the Fresno County Juvenile Justice Campus on homicide charges
Deputies were called to a car parked in the middle of an orchard near Belmont and Washoe Avenues, west of Mendota, on January 17, 2024. A man who had died and had been mutilated was found inside the car. Hernandez was eventually identified as the victim, and investigators believe that he knew the suspect, Fox News reports.
Deputies urged anyone with knowledge about Fraylee Hernandez's murder to come forward and get in touch with Detective Richard Antunez at 559-600-8221. Detectives are still looking for additional information to aid the homicide investigation, even after the suspect was nabbed.
The murder stunned the Californian community and sparked worries about violence by undocumented immigrants, particularly those with a criminal past.
'Illegal alien' arrested 7 times and charged with murder
In a similar incident, an undocumented immigrant with a criminal history and multiple deportations was charged with murder in Ohio. On April 3, Hamilton police declared the death of a man whose body was discovered in an alley on April 1 to be a homicide.
Suspect Fermin Garcia-Gutierrez, 46, was taken into custody and is being held at the Butler County Jail on charges of premeditated aggravated murder, using a weapon while intoxicated, carrying a concealed weapon, possessing drugs, and interfering with official business.
Following a 911 call on Monday at 2.35 pm, authorities discovered the victim's body in the 1100 block of S 13th Street. Richard Jones, the Butler County Sheriff, revealed Garcia-Gutierrez's ICE (Immigration and Customs Enforcement) holder status at a press conference on Friday, March 29.
Sheriff Jones criticized President Joe Biden for the border security situation, stating that the state has been holding 999 "illegal aliens" in jail since July 2021, costing over $1.8 million, and has been deporting Garcia-Gutierrez seven times.
