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Denver sheriffs department's response statement and timing of the email is BS
Denver sheriffs department's response statement and timing of the email is BS
http://www.denverpost.com/2017/02/17/rtd-fatal-shooting-charges-tim-cruz/A man suspected in a Denver murder this month was released from the Denver County Jail in December after ICE officials flagged him as an “immigration enforcement priority.”
Ever Valles, 19, was arrested on Oct. 20 in Denver and held on multiple charges including possession of a weapon, vehicle theft and eluding.
ICE tagged a “detainer” notice on Valles, with the expectation that when he was released, ICE would be notified by Denver jail officials. ICE agents would then be at the jail to take Valles into federal custody.
“The detainer wasn’t honored,” ICE said Friday night in a statement. “He was released by the jail on Dec. 20, 2016, without notification to ICE.”
Denver jail officials said Friday they sent notification of Valles’ impending release by fax to the local ICE office at 11:33 p.m. Dec. 20 after Valles posted $5,000 bond earlier in the day. Valles was then released from jail at 11:59 p.m.
ICE officials, however, said they didn’t receive the fax until 12:37 a.m. on Dec. 21, an hour after jail officials said they sent the fax and 30 minutes after Valles walked free.
ICE officials described Valles as a “citizen of Mexico” and a “known gang member.”
“Due to his criminal history and gang affiliation, Valles is an ICE immigration enforcement priority,” the statement said.
On Friday afternoon, Denver District Attorney Beth McCann formally charged Valles and Nathan Valdez, both 19, in connection with the shooting death of 32-year-old Tim Cruz at an RTD station on the Denver-Lakewood border earlier this month.
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