Undocumented immigrant is 'person of interest' in Boise slaying
Apr 23, 2007
BOISE, Idaho - An undocumented immigrant arrested over the weekend in Boise after police say they caught him driving the car of a murdered man is a "person of interest" in the homicide.

Police say 20-Jesus Vasquez Sanchez, a Mexican citizen, was arrested while driving the car owned by Fernando Leon Bayesteros of Boise.

Bayesteros, a 26-year-old contestant in a local Spanish-language "American Idol"-style contest, was found stabbed and strangled to death on Friday.

Law enforcement agents in Boise say they plan to charge Sanchez with grand theft for allegedly taking Bayesteros' car.

Police say they arrested Sanchez after getting a tip from a person who saw him driving the vehicle.

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