ICE Lodges Detainer on 21-Year-Old Honduran After Fatal North Carolina Hit-and-Run
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Updated · Fox News · Aug 18
ICE Lodges Detainer on 21-Year-Old Honduran After Fatal North Carolina Hit-and-Run
1 articles · Updated · Fox News · Aug 18
Summary
ICE filed a detainer with the Jackson County Jail for 21-year-old Mauricio Josue Alberto Sarmiento, who is charged in a Sylva, North Carolina, hit-and-run that killed 51-year-old James Robert Bagley III.
Police said Sarmiento struck Bagley with a car early Aug. 2 and left the scene; Bagley was found unresponsive in the street and later died from his injuries.
Sylva police arrested Sarmiento five days later on felony hit-and-run resulting in death, plus charges including no liability insurance, driving with a revoked license and unsafe speed.
DHS said Sarmiento entered illegally through Texas as an unaccompanied minor in October 2021, was arrested by Border Patrol, then released to an unrelated sponsor.
Sarmiento remains in custody at the Jackson County Detention Center as local investigators continue the case and federal officials seek notice before any release.