{"id":20543,"date":"2019-01-11T14:14:31","date_gmt":"2019-01-11T19:14:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/live-immigrationreform.pantheonsite.io\/?p=20543"},"modified":"2019-01-11T14:15:46","modified_gmt":"2019-01-11T19:15:46","slug":"north-carolina-jail-releases-illegal-alien-charged-with-murder-immigrationreform-com","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.immigrationreform.com\/2019\/01\/11\/north-carolina-jail-releases-illegal-alien-charged-with-murder-immigrationreform-com\/","title":{"rendered":"North Carolina Jail Releases Illegal Alien Charged with Murder"},"content":{"rendered":"
It appears a local jail in North Carolina is no longer prioritizing public safety after releasing an illegal alien from detention who is connected to a violent murder.<\/p>\n
Sergio Coello-Perez, a 17-year-old criminal alien from Mexico, was allowed by the Mecklenburg County Clerk of Superior Court to return to his home in East Charlotte on Dec. 27 after signing a written promise to appear at his next court hearing despite the courts ordering him to jail without bond last year. And the Mecklenburg County Sheriff\u2019s Department happily complied.<\/p>\n
On May 13, Coello-Perez and another suspect allegedly murdered<\/a> Nicholas Antoine Boger while attempting to steal his vehicle. Boger was shot in the head and then run over by a vehicle, according to a Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department (CMPD) press release<\/a>.<\/p>\n Court records also show that Coello-Perez allegedly committed more crimes that evening, including larceny and breaking-and-entering. The police later found drugs and an empty gun magazine with Coello-Perez when they executed a search warrant that led to his arrest.<\/p>\n Thankfully, Coello-Perez is back in jail after prosecutors secured a court order that led to his rearrest, where he will (hopefully) remain until trial.<\/p>\n The Mecklenburg County Sheriff\u2019s Office immediately denied any responsibility for Coello-Perez\u2019s release and categorized the fiasco as a \u201cclerical error<\/a>\u201d made by the Clerk of Court.<\/p>\n Yet, what the sheriff\u2019s office fails to recognize, or even acknowledge, is that his release could have been avoided had it honored a detainer issued by federal immigration authorities shortly after Coello-Perez\u2019s initial arrest. However, it chose to ignore the detainer and proceed with his release anyway. To make matters worse, the sheriff\u2019s office will not honor any future detainers following a recent policy change.<\/p>\n