Thread: Illegal alien pleads not guilty in NJ executions

Suspect - Illegal Alien Pleads Not Guilty in New Jersey Students' Execution-Style Deaths
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,292717,00.html

Friday , August 10, 2007

By Heather Scroope,
NEWARK, N.J. —





Jose Carranza, aka Jose La Chira

A Peruvian national in the U.S. illegally and who was previously charged with raping a 5-year-old pleaded not guilty Friday in the execution-style slayings of three young college students a day after surrendering to Mayor Cory Booker.
Jose Carranza, 28, who also goes by the alias Jose La Chira, entered his plea before Essex County Superior Court Judge Michael Casale. A second suspect, a 15-year-old boy, has been held pending a detention hearing. Authorities were seeking to have him tried as an adult

Carranza, of Peru, was being held on $1 million bail. He turned himself in to Booker after his fingerprints were lifted from a bottle in connection with the shootings of four college students on Saturday. Three were killed but a fourth survived and was hospitalized after the shootings in a Newark schoolyard.

FOX News has learned Carranza, who has a fake Social Security number, had been arrested on charges of raping a 5-year-old and then threatening the child and parents. In that case he faced a 31-count indictment.

In another, he was arrested on assault charges stemming from a bar fight.

Immigration officials apparently were aware of Carranza's illegal status since his prior arrests, according to Essex County Sheriff Armando Fontoura.

Relatives of the victims embraced each other as they entered to watch the hearing.

Carranza's attorney, Felix Montalvo, called Booker on Thursday to arrange his surrender.

“He said, ‘Mr. Mayor, we’d like him to be turned in directly to you,’â€

When I read about this guy surrendering to the mayor yesterday I somehow figured he was an illegal. I'm getting good at spotting these things or becoming psychic.

The media is reporting contradicting stories as usual. CNN said, "Carranza had been scheduled to appear in court Monday to answer two previous indictments. One accuses him of sexually assaulting and threatening to kill a 13-year-old, a girlfriend's child. Another charges him with an array of assault and weapons offenses." The original poster said FOX reported this to be a 5 year old.

Does anyone know if Newark was getting ready to come down on illegal immigration in their community? I'm just mulling this over as a possible motive.

Jude

Suspect pleads not guilty in Newark triple slay

By JANET FRANKSTON, NEW YORK POST
Friday, August 10th 2007, 12:02 PM

Jose Carranza pleaded not guilty today to a triple homicide that has touched a nerve in crime plagued Newark.

NEWARK, N.J. - A suspect accused of murdering three college students and wounding a fourth pleaded not guilty on Friday to the crimes.

Speaking through a Spanish interpreter, Jose Carranza said he understood the charges against him. It was his first court appearance since he surrendered Thursday to Mayor Cory A. Booker.

Carranza, an Orange resident, could barely be heard in the courtroom, as Booker and relatives of the victims looked on. Carranza wore an orange prison jumpsuit, and his hands were cuffed in front of his body.

Bail was continued at $1 million for Carranza, and state Superior Court Judge Michael R. Casale ordered that the suspect be held apart from other inmates at the Essex County Jail for his protection.

Carranza's lawyer, Felix Lopez Montalvo, declined to comment after the 11-minute hearing.

A second suspect, a 15-year-old boy, pleaded not guilty Thursday and remains in custody, Assistant Essex County Prosecutor Thomas McTigue said Friday. Authorities are seeking to have the boy tried as an adult.

The shootings ratcheted up anger in New Jersey's largest city, where overall crime has declined but where the number of killings continued at last year's pace with 60 homicides so far this year. The killings have prompted billboards in the downtown area that scream, "HELP WANTED: Stop the Killings in Newark Now!"

Authorities said the hunt continued for others involved in the execution-style killings.

"We believe there are other suspects out there," Essex County Prosecutor Paula T. Dow said after the arraignment.

The arrests of Carranza and the teen were disclosed Thursday in a series of dramatic events, which included the direct involvement of the mayor.

On Wednesday night, police arrested the 15-year-old from Newark. Then, during a news conference Thursday announcing that arrest and the search for Carranza, Booker got word that Carranza wanted to surrender.

Hours later, Carranza, hands cuffed behind his back and wearing a black "Hulkamania" T-shirt and light-colored shorts, was escorted into police headquarters via a back door. He did not respond to questions as he was taken inside.

When Carranza, 28, surrendered, "He said no words whatsoever," Booker said. In turn, "I had absolutely nothing to say to this individual."

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Booker said Carranza had at least three prior arrests and was facing an aggravated assault charge in a separate case.

According to court records, Carranza was indicted by grand juries in New Jersey twice this year, in April on aggravated assault and weapons charges; and in July on 31 counts which included aggravated sexual assault of a child under 13 years old and endangering the welfare of a child he had a duty to supervise.

Questions have been raised about why Carranza, who is from Peru and was residing in the country illegally, was released after the previous charges.

Authorities do not believe the four victims knew the assailants before encountering them Saturday. Carranza and the teen are not related, Dow said, but she didn't elaborate on how they knew each other. The teen's name was not released because of his age.

The four victims, friends aged 18 to 20, were shot while visiting in a school yard not far from their homes Saturday night. Authorities have said robbery appeared to be the motive.

Terrance Aeriel, 18, Dashon Harvey, 20, and Iofemi Hightower, 20, were forced to kneel against a wall and were shot at close range. The fourth victim, 19-year-old Natasha Aeriel, Terrance Aeriel's sister, survived a wound to her head and is hospitalized.

Despite being under sedation for periods of time, Natasha Aeriel was able to help authorities identify the suspects, the mayor said.

Officials said fingerprints on a bottle found at the shooting scene and ballistics evidence tied Carranza to the crime. Carranza and the teen were charged with three counts of first degree murder, one count of attempted murder, and other charges.

Police Director Garry F. McCarthy declined say if authorities had determined who fired shots and what kind of weapon or weapons were used.

Residents and law enforcement organizations donated $150,000 to a reward fund for information on the case. A fund has also been set up to aid victims' families.

All four victims were planning to attend Delaware State University this fall. Instead, three were to be buried Saturday in separate services.
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FROM NJ.COM and the Newark Star Ledger

The image of Carranza as a family man and solid neighbor contrasts with the picture painted by his arrest record.

Carranza, 28, was charged in January with committing a range of sex acts with the girl over a four-year period in Newark, beginning when she was 5. He is also accused of threatening to kill her and her family in what authorities said was an attempt at witness intimidation, according to court records.

He posted $150,000 bail in February and was released from the Essex County Jail.

Last month, the sexual assault charges against Carranza resulted in a 31-count indictment that accuses him of aggravated sexual assault, endangering the welfare of a child and other crimes.

He is accused of having sexual relations with the child, now 9, between 2003 and this year, according to court records. He is charged under a statute reserved for people who assault children under their care, but prosecutors would not comment on his relationship to the child. He is awaiting trial before Superior Court Judge Thomas Vena.

The same judge is also handling the assault charges, in which Carranza and Persy Leyva, 28, were charged on Oct. 21, 2006, with assaulting four patrons with a broken bottle and a chair at Huguito's, a small Peruvian restaurant and bar at White Street and Ashland Avenue in West Orange, according to court records. He was released from jail after posting $50,000 bail.

Carranza was charged in the assault case under an alias, Jose Larchire.
Fontoura said his staff checked Carranza's Social Security number yesterday and found it was bogus.

Somehow I'm not surprised it was an illegal alien. Now watch the media run like hell from this story. And this scumbag had previously raped a 5 year old girl and was loose on the streets? He was facing a 31 count indictment in that case and the authorities let him out on bail? WTF is up with our judicial system?

Originally Posted by reptile09

Somehow I'm not surprised it was an illegal alien. Now watch the media run like hell from this story. And this scumbag had previously raped a 5 year old girl and was loose on the streets? He was facing a 31 count indictment in that case and the authorities let him out on bail? WTF is up with our judicial system?

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