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Police: 3 illegals charged in slaying
By Ken-Yon Hardy



Staff Writer

HAMILTON — Three illegal immigrants were apprehended in Chicago and charged in connection with the death of a Middletown resident who was killed in Hamilton on July 1, police said.

Jesus Alcala Nava, 23, Juan Antonio Riverol Dominguez, 26, and Jesus Linares Dominguez, all from Mexico, were apprehended in Chicago in connection in the death of Mario Anjeles Rios, 23, of Middletown, according to authorities.

Nava has been charged in the murder of Rios who, according to police, was stabbed in the arm and in the back around 2 a.m July 1. He was approached by a group of men after he was involved in an argument with his girlfriend on Ludlow Street where the incident took place. The other two men have been charged with obstructing justice.

Authorities said Nava used a large knife and cut Rios on the right forearm and then stabbed him in the back.

Police said Rios was also an illegal immigrant, which made solving the case difficult.

“Not only were we dealing with the victim being an illegal, the three suspects were illegal,” said Hamilton Police Lt. Scott Scrimizzi. “In addition to having problems with that, we weren’t even at the scene — so we had to work from the hospital backwards and the guys did an outstanding job.”

The incident was not reported to police until Rios arrived at the hospital. He was later taken by medical helicopter to University Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

Officials from the U.S. Department of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, the Findlay Police Department, the Chicago Police Department and the Butler County Prosecutors Office all assisted the HPD in apprehending the suspects.

The three men are being held in the Cook County, Ill., jail awaiting an extradition hearing.

Contact this reporter at (513) 820-2190 or khardy@coxohio.com.