Illegal immigrant charged with murder released by New York police because of paperwork delay: Reports

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An illegal immigrant charged with stabbing a man to death in New York was previously released by police because of a paperwork delay despite being accused of a separate stabbing in another state, according to multiple reports.

Carlos Corrales-Ramirez, a 20-year-old Honduran national, was arrested and arraigned this week in a Rensselaer County, New York court for the fatal stabbing of 28-year-old Jario J. Hernandez-Sanchez, 28, of Troy, New York on September 2.

However, a report by The National Desk said that Corrales-Ramirez was previously arrested by border patrol agents near Champlain, New York in March before being turned over to New York State Police when border patrol saw there was an active warrant for his arrest in Laurel, Maryland for a non-fatal stabbing.

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Illegal immigrant Carlos Corrales Ramirez is accused of murdering a man in New York after being released over a paperwork delay. (Troy Police Department)

He then spent three months in the Clinton County Jail waiting for Maryland to approve his extradition — which never came — before a county judge finally ordered his release in June.

According to the report, Maryland failed to obtain a governor's warrant for the extradition in that three-month time frame, leading Clinton County Judge William Favreau to approve an extension of his hold from 30 days to 90 days because Maryland had not responded to the extradition request.

Maryland never responded to the extradition request until a month after Corrales-Ramirez had already been released, the report said.

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A Laurel Police Department officer picks up his body camera gear checked before the start of his shift on Tuesday, October 15, 2013, in Laurel, Md.

The Office of the State's Attorney for Prince George's County, Maryland, which contains Laurel, told the outlet that it took steps to secure Corrales-Ramirez's extradition prior to his release by signing and sending the required extradition application to the state's court system for other required signatures, but said "the application wasn’t received by the Secretary of State in a timely manner."

However, the office of Democrat Maryland Gov. Wes Moore told the outlet that his state didn't receive and process the application until late July, after New York had already released Corrales-Ramirez. "The state sent a signed requisition request to New York officials on August 2, with receipt acknowledged August 7," a spokesperson for Moore told The National Desk.

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Corrales-Ramirez is being held in the Rensselaer County Jail in Troy, New York.

The Office of the State's Attorney for Prince George's County said in a statement to Fox New Digital, "After the stabbing incident in Prince George’s County where he is alleged to be involved, Corrales-Ramirez evaded authorities and was subsequently labeled a fugitive. An arrest warrant was issued in his name."

"In March 2023, he was apprehended by Border Patrol in New York and was held under ICE detention. The Office of the State’s Attorney for Prince George’s County took the necessary steps in the extradition process. On May 30, 2023, the State’s Attorney signed and subsequently forwarded the requisite extradition application to the court system for the additional required signatures, prior to Corrales-Ramirez's release on June 21, 2023," the statement said. 

"Regrettably, despite our efforts, we are aware that the application wasn't received by the Secretary of State in a timely manner, leading to the current situation. Currently, we are working together with all of the relevant agencies to modernize and improve upon the extradition process," it added.

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When reached for comment, Moore's office confirmed to Fox what was included in The National Desk's report.

Fox has reached out to the Clinton County court for comment.