An illegal immigrant suspected of murder, attempted murder and attempted rape was released earlier this month after being stopped by law enforcement.
Juan Emmanuel Razo, 35, was arrested Monday in Ohio after a shootout with police following a crime spree. First, he attempted to rape a 14-year-old girl in a park in Painesville, before shooting and wounding a woman in front of her children and then murdering a 60-year-old woman in Concord Township.
He is currently begin held on $10 million bail. On July 7, Ohio sheriff's deputies released him after U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents told them not to hold him, though he is currently in the country illegally.
"I have somebody who we don't know who he is, why he is in this country, why he is here illegally and why he allegedly committed a murder," Painesville Municipal Court Judge Michael Cicconetti said at Razo's arraignment, noting the suspect has no green card, birth certificate or driver's license. "I can't set a bond high enough."
Cicconetti told Fox News he did not understand how federal authorities allowed Razo to be released, especially when local deputies who had questioned him could not verify his identity. Border Protection officials told local deputies that Razo is in the U.S. illegally from Mexico. Lake County Sheriff Dan Dunlap said deputies were told Border Protection would not pick him up for deportation because he had not committed a crime at that point.
During arraignment, a detective said Razo has confessed to the crime spree. On Tuesday, a public defender has entered a non-guilty plea for Razo.