An illegal immigrant who was released by border agents went on to allegedly kill his girlfriend in Maryland.
Gerber Luis Sanchez-Centeno, 23, has been arrested and charged with murdering Dania Cruz-Mejia, 18, the Montgomery County Department of Police said in a press release.
Cruz-Mejia was found unconscious after her family members went to her home to check on her after not hearing from her for some time. Around 4:20 p.m. on September 18, first responders went to the home and performed life-saving measures on Cruz-Mejia, but she was pronounced dead at the scene.
After a brief investigation, Sanchez-Centeno was identified as a suspect in the murder and was arrested on September 20. He was charged with first-degree murder.
Weeks before the murder, Sanchez-Centeno illegally entered the U.S. and was fitted with a GPS tag before he was released into the community, Newsweek reported. By…