Posted on 09/08/2010 8:43:19 PM PDT by La Lydia
The illegal immigrant accused of killing a Benedictine nun in a drunken driving crash in Prince William County has been indicted for murder. Carlos A. Martinelly Montano, 23, now faces a charge of felony murder, court records show, for the Aug. 1 crash that killed Sister Denise Mosier, 66. Authorities allege that Montano was drunk when a Subaru Outback he was driving struck a guardrail then collided head-on with a car carrying Mosier and two other nuns...The grand jury also indicted Montano with driving with a revoked license and maiming resulting from drunken driving. He could receive up to 40 years in prison. "These are very serious charges," said Prince William County Commonwealth's Attorney Paul Ebert.
Ebert said the "nexus between felonious acts and the death" of Mosier supported the murder charge against Montano. Ebert said the original charges would likely be dropped in favor of prosecuting the more serious allegations....The accusations against Montano, who was smuggled into the United States from Bolivia as a child, have sparked outcry over illegal immigration.
When he was charged in the Aug. 1 crash, Montano had two previous DUI convictions. He had been detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, but was released pending a deportation hearing.
This week, Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell told the state Department of Motor Vehicles to stop accepting a federally issued work authorization card as proof of legal status.
Montano had received the employment authorization card in January 2009, months after deportation proceedings had begun for his second DUI offense. Authorities say he used the card to show his legal status when applying for a Virginia ID.
Corey Stewart, chairman of the county board of supervisors, has asked Congress to subpoena federal immigration records to find out how many illegal immigrants were released after arrest.
(Excerpt) Read more at washingtonexaminer.com ...
open borders ping
Now lets see if Slim turns up to rescue da po widdle guy...
I am sure the Open-borders Squish-head Lawyers’ Association is rushing in to defend him.
Ping!
Outrageous.
I found Sister Dweyer's comment ". . . we trust the court will be moderate . . ." as an odd choice of words.
Carlos A. Martinelly Montano, 23>>>>>>>>>
This murderer has been in America since he was very young. He was smuggled in here. He was not an anchor baby obviously but I’ll bet the kids he grew up with were.
He’s the flip side of those “Dream Act” illegal alien students who demand to be legalized so they can get college scholarships and get resident discounts
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.