A 36-year-old Venezuelan illegal immigrant already facing burglary charges walked out of a California courtroom on his own recognizance, and one day later, prosecutors say, he fatally stabbed a 68-year-old retiree outside the man's home. Marcos Iriarte-Valdez now faces a murder charge with special circumstances in the killing of Todd Stewart, a retiree in Martinez, […] The post Newsom-appointed judge released illegal immigrant one day before he allegedly stabbed California retiree to death appeared first on American Almanac .
A 36-year-old Venezuelan illegal immigrant already facing burglary charges walked out of a California courtroom on his own recognizance, and one day later, prosecutors say, he fatally stabbed a 68-year-old retiree outside the man's home. Marcos Iriarte-Valdez now faces a murder charge with special circumstances in the killing of Todd Stewart, a retiree in Martinez, a quiet suburb east of San Francisco in Contra Costa County. Contra Costa County District Attorney Diane Becton, a Democrat, filed a felony complaint alleging Iriarte-Valdez committed the killing during a burglary attempt, a special circumstance under California law that could mean life in prison without parole if he is convicted. The complaint also includes enhancement…Open
A 68-year-old Bay Area retiree was allegedly stabbed to death on his own front lawn by an illegal Venezuelan immigrant who had been released from custody just 24 hours earlier, and the Trump administration says California's sanctuary policies are to blame. Tom Homan, President Trump's border czar, went on Fox & Friends Thursday and laid […] The post Tom Homan blames Newsom after judge freed illegal immigrant one day before alleged stabbing death of California retiree appeared first on American Almanac .
A 68-year-old Bay Area retiree was allegedly stabbed to death on his own front lawn by an illegal Venezuelan immigrant who had been released from custody just 24 hours earlier, and the Trump administration says California's sanctuary policies are to blame. Tom Homan, President Trump's border czar, went on Fox & Friends Thursday and laid the killing of Todd Stewart squarely at Governor Gavin Newsom's feet. Stewart, a retiree in Martinez, California, was attacked last week in broad daylight by a man he had no known connection to, a man ICE had flagged for deportation months earlier and asked local authorities to hold. They didn't hold him. A Newsom-appointed judge, Contra Costa Superior Court Judge Nichelle Holmes, released 36-year-old…Open
AI:Border Czar Tom Homan is blaming California Governor Gavin Newsom and the state's radical sanctuary policies following the alleged fatal stabbing of 68-year-old retiree Todd Stewart in Martinez, California. The suspect, Marcos Iriarte-Valdez, is a Venezuelan illegal immigrant with an extensive criminal record including burglary and domestic violence, who had been released on his own recognizance by a Newsom-appointed judge just 24 hours before the attack despite an active ICE detainer. While Homan asserts that California officials failed to perform a simple courtesy call to notify federal authorities of the release, the Governor's office deflected responsibility, blaming federal enforcement failures rather than addressing why a repeat…Open