Posted on 07/08/2015 6:28:20 AM PDT by God luvs America
MOUNT KISCO, N.Y. -- A Mount Kisco man has been arrested and charged in connection with the death of Jose Sanchez, Westchester County Department of Public Safety Commissioner George Longworth announced at a Tuesday press conference.
The suspect, identified as Freddy Coronado-Mendez, has been charged with first-degree manslaughter after being detained in Harrison, N.J., Longworth added.
Longworth said that Coronado-Mendez, who is in his early 30's, left the area by train after the death of Sanchez. The commissioner credited county police investigators, along with authorities in New Jersey, for tracking down Coronado-Mendez in what was roughly a 24-hour timeline.
I can tell you that he was surprised when Westchester County police detectives found him there and took him into custody," Longworth said.
The commissioner said that Coronado-Mendez, who has multiple name variations, was twice deported to Guatemala and has a "lengthy criminal history," naming burglary and assault with a deadly weapon as examples.
Longworth acknowledged that there has been correspondence with federal immigration authorities but added that there has not been a hold requested for the suspect.
Sanchez, a 53-year-old man with not known address, was originally from Honduras and had relatives in the area, Longworth said. Sanchez's body, which was located in a wooded area off of Lieto Drive, was discovered by a relative, the commissioner recalled.
Longworth told reporters that Sanchez and Coronado-Mendez were in an altercation.
Longworth noted that Coronado-Mendez is currently in custody in New Jersey and Westchester authorities are seeking his extradition. He was arrested on a arrested in New Jersey on a warrant that charged him.
Sanchez and Coronado-Mendez knew each other from socializing in the wooded area, Longworth told a reporter. The location is known as a spot to gather and the victim's relative knew that he would go there, the commissioner explained.
There were witnesses present at the scene, Longworth told reporters.
The commissioner did not rule out charging more suspects.
Sanchez's body was located shortly before 8 p.m. on Sunday, Longworth previously said, adding that an autopsy determined his cause of death was homicide and that he sustained blunt-force trauma.
Longworth was joined by Westchester County Executive Rob Astorino and Mount Kisco Mayor Michael Cindrich, who each praised the quality and pace of the investigation.
The amount of police work done in the last day and a half was truly extraordinary, Astorino said.
Mr. Trump is on to something...
Between now and primary season think of the hundreds of violent crimes that will be committed by illegal aliens and now will have to be reported, much to the dismay of the open borders crowd. Thank you Donald Trump for publicizing the issue and not letting it be pooh-poohed by the ruling elites.
Hillary’s Gardner?
So someone from Guatemala killed someone from Hondurus in New Jersey?
happened in Mt Kisco, NY- town next to Chappaqua...
If I was an illegal, I'd boycott the United States. That'll learn us!
As a matter of fact, I'm going to start a hashtag campaign.
"Ehhhhhh. Just one question. What's a hashtag campaign?"
And the Dems say that these killers are “America’s future”.
One of the best lines in Olympus Has Fallen was about hashtags.
John Chickenpooper governor of Colorado had an illegal working for him that killed a cop and took off back to Mexico. It took years to get him back.
Paging Mr. Trump. Paging Mr. Donald Trump.
It is a well known fact here that if they make it to Phoenix or Dallas, they and/or the drugs are home free. Within 72 hours of landing safely in each, they will be in the city of their choice. Usually a sanctuary city, of which there are probably about 250.
i already called his office...
And the Dems and *the Republicans* say that these killers are Americas future.
There I fixed it. Much more accurate now.
I hope Trump’s people are cataloging all of these incidents for him to cite.
The murder was an act of looooove.
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