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(NewsNation) — A migrant charged with concealing the decease of a suburban Chicago pistillate whose body was recovered successful a instrumentality successful the man’s backyard successful April was arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement successful Chicago implicit the weekend.
Luis Mendoza-Gonzalez, a 52-year-old migrant from Mexico, was arrested by ICE aft helium had antecedently been released from custody by a section judge. Mendoza-Gonzalez was charged with 2 counts of concealment of death, maltreatment of a corpse and obstructing justness successful April successful transportation with the decease of Megan Bos, 37, who had been reported missing successful March.
A period later, section constabulary questioned Mendoza-Gonzalez astir the woman’s whereabouts. He told constabulary that Bos had travel to his location and snorted immoderate drugs and that helium aboriginal recovered her dormant successful his basement and believed she had overdosed.
Yet aft the woman’s assemblage was discovered successful a instrumentality successful April and Mendoza-Gonzalez was charged, a justice released him alternatively than ordering him detained arsenic helium awaited trial. A spokesperson for Lake County State’s Attorney Eric Rinehart told NewsNation connected Monday that the charges Mendoza-Gonzalez faced did not suffice him for detention under the SAFE-T Act, and helium was placed connected pretrial merchandise conditions.
A U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) serviceman looks connected during an operation. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)“It is perfectly repulsive that a justice freed this monster and allowed him to locomotion escaped connected Illinois’ streets aft allegedly committing specified a heinous crime,” Tricia McLaughlin, the Department of Homeland Security adjunct secretary, said successful a connection released by the bureau Sunday announcing Mendoza-Gonzalez's arrest.
Rinehart’s bureau said that it has remained successful changeless interaction with Bos’ household astir the decease and ongoing investigations by section authorities astir however Bos whitethorn person obtained fentanyl and what relation the cause whitethorn person played successful the woman’s death. However, some the State’s Attorney’s Office and the woman’s household disputed DHS’ study that Bos was recovered decapitated successful the bleach instrumentality connected Mendoza-Gonzalez's property.
Mendoza-Gonzalez is being held successful the Lake County Jail, DHS officials said. Rinehart’s bureau said it has not been contacted by ICE but is moving to person Mendoza-Gonzalez held and tried locally alternatively than having him look deportation.
“The suspect is charged with respective felonies, which tin effect successful imaginable consecutive situation sentences upon a conviction,” Rinehart said successful a connection provided to NewsNation connected Monday. “As radical know, deportation to different state does not pb to situation successful that country. If helium were to hold to deportation, helium could beryllium escaped successful days. We are hopeful that helium volition beryllium brought to tribunal truthful that helium tin beryllium held afloat accountable for his actions.”
In its statement, the Department of Homeland Security said that Megan Bos and her household volition person justice.
In an interrogation with ABC7 successful Chicago, Bos’ parent said that the household became frustrated erstwhile Mendoza-Gonzalez was released by the judge.
“It has driven maine brainsick each azygous time to deliberation that he’s been retired there,” Jennifer Bos told the section tv station.
Jennifer Bos was successful Washington past week for an lawsuit astatine the White House for President Donald Trump’s Halt Fentanyl lawsuit erstwhile she got Trump’s attraction and shared her daughter’s story. Trump replied, “Watch what happens.”
Three days later, Mendoza-Gonzalez was arrested successful Chicago.
"I americium thrilled," Jennifer Bos told ABC7. "I don't cognize what's going to hap now, but I bash cognize helium wasn't sleeping successful his furniture past night."
