Illegal immigrant charged after Virginia man found stabbed to death in stranger's home: ICE
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A Salvadoran illegal immigrant has been arrested and charged after allegedly stabbing a Virginia man to death in a stranger’s home on March 27, according to local reports and authorities.

Jose Velasquez-Martinez, 27, is charged with malicious wounding and murder in connection with 29-year-old Brandon Probst’s death in Warrenton, according to the Fauquier County Sheriff’s Office.

An Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) spokesperson confirmed to FOX 5 DC that Velasquez-Martinez “is an illegally present Salvadoran national.”

“He illegally entered the United States on an unknown date in 2011, at an unknown location, and without being inspected, admitted, or paroled by a U.S. immigration official,” the spokesperson told the outlet.

The woman and Probst did not know each other, according to the outlet.

Probst later died of his injuries at a local hospital. 

A Fauqier County Sheriff's vehicle

Fauquier County detectives’ investigation ultimately led them to Augusta County, where they arrested Velasquez-Martinez on March 31 in a Front Royal hotel room. (Facebook)

Detectives’ investigation ultimately led them to Augusta County, where they arrested Velasquez-Martinez on March 31 in a Front Royal hotel room.

Fauquier County Sheriff Jeremy Falls is “appreciative of the hard work demonstrated by our detectives and the collaboration with the Augusta County Sheriff’s Office and Sheriff Smith,” the sheriff’s office said.

Authorities are asking anyone with information about the incident to contact detectives at 540-422-8650.

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