Suspect in murder of two California policemen had been deported twice back to Mexico, first in 1997 and again in 2001-AP via SF Gate

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10/25/14, "Suspect in killing of 2 deputies had been deported twice," AP via SF Gate

"A man suspected of killing two deputies during a shooting rampage in Northern California had been deported twice to Mexico and had a drug conviction, federal authorities said Saturday.

The suspected shooter told Sacramento County Sheriff’s investigators that he was 34-year-old Marcelo Marquez of Salt Lake City. However, his fingerprints match the biometric records of a Luis Enrique Monroy-Bracamonte in a federal database, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement spokeswoman Virginia Kice said.

Monroy-Bracamonte was first removed from the country in 1997 after being convicted in Arizona for possession of narcotics for sale. He was arrested and repatriated to Mexico a second time in 2001, Kice said.

“The fingerprints were the basis for our request for an immigration detainer,” she said.

The detainer requests that local authorities transfer him to federal custody after his case is adjudicated so ICE can purse his deportation, Kice said.

The suspect is being held without bail on suspicion of two counts of murder, two counts of attempted murder and two counts of carjacking.

His wife, 38-year-old Janelle Marquez Monroy, is also in custody on suspicion of attempted murder and carjacking in connection with the attack on Friday that left two deputies dead and two other victims wounded.

Investigators spent Saturday at the multiple crime scenes “trying to kind of sort through the chaos so we can methodically rebuild this,” Placer County Sheriff Ed Bonner said....

Sacramento County sheriff’s Deputy Danny Oliver, 47, was shot in the forehead with an assault rifle at close range as he checked out a suspicious car in a Motel 6 parking lot. The suspects have talked to investigators, Bonner said, but what sparked the shootings remained unclear.

It was also unclear what brought the heavily armed suspects from Utah to California, Bonner said.

There were no indications that they had been sought by authorities. No attorneys were listed for either suspect in jail records.

Oliver, a 15-year veteran of the department, left a wife and two daughters. After Oliver was killed, the gunman shot Anthony Holmes, 38, of Sacramento at least twice, including once in the head, during an attempted carjacking. He was in fair condition.

The attackers then stole a pickup truck and fled about 30 miles northeast into neighboring Placer County.

Two deputies who approached the pickup while it was parked alongside a road were shot with an AR-15- type assault weapon and never had a chance to return fire, said Placer County sheriff’s spokeswoman Dena Erwin.

Homicide Detective Michael David Davis Jr., 42, died at a hospital — 26 years to the day after his father, for whom he was named, died in the line of duty as a Riverside County deputy.

Deputy Jeff Davis was treated for a gunshot wound to the arm. The two deputies are not related.

The gunman was arrested after fleeing into a home. Police used tear gas to force him to surrender.

Several dozen law enforcement vehicles escorted a hearse carrying Michael Davis’ flag-draped casket to a funeral home as bystanders and law enforcement officials hugged, saluted and wiped away tears."...


 
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