MD - Suspected illegal immigrant in P.G. arrested for 1981 Texas murder
Suspected illegal immigrant in P.G. arrested for 1981 Texas murder
washingtonexaminer.com
April 19, 2012
A suspected illegal immigrant in Prince George's County has been arrested in connection with a 1981 murder in Texas.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement said 53-year-old Jesus Blas-Perea, who also goes by Severino Tapia-Rosales, was taken into custody in Riverdale earlier this week and is awaiting extradition to Harris County, Texas. He is charged there with first-degree murder for the December 1981 slaying of Jose Santos-Duque in Houston.
Blas-Perea is from Mexico and has been deported twice before for illegally entering the United States, according to an ICE statement. ICE placed a detainer on him when he was arrested, which indicated authorities believe he was again in the country unlawfully.
Blas-Perea was taken into custody at his residence, ICE spokeswoman Nicole Navas said. She said investigators in Texas received information that he may be residing in Maryland, and ICE Homeland Security Investigations agents in the Baltimore field office then began working to locate him.
Navas said the 1981 killing involved a firearm, but she didn't have further details.
Authorities said Blas-Perea was arrested as part of an ICE and Harris County District Attorney's Office initiative to identify and apprehension suspected illegal aliens or foreign nationals with lawful status wanted in Harris County murder cases. He is the ninth person arrested since October as part of the effort, officials said.
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