Illegal immigrant accused of running over grandmother in fatal Virginia carjacking
Melody Waldecker, 54, died Sunday when she was struck by her own vehicle during the fatal carjacking, authorities said
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}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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{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}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.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}File photo of Melody Waldecker, 54, who was struck by her own vehicle during a fatal carjacking. (Family Handout)
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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{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Some so-called "sanctuary" cities and counties routinely ignore such requests and release illegal immigrants accused of crimes onto the streets.