California Gave Driver’s License To Illegal Migrant Arrested For Deadly Carjacking Of Grandmother

An illegal migrant who was arrested for allegedly stealing a woman’s vehicle and then killing her with it in northern Virginia on Sunday was given a driver’s license by the state of California.

Jose Aguilar-Martinez is suspected of stealing a vehicle belonging to Melody Waldecker, a 54-year-old grandmother to eight, as she stepped into a local 7-Eleven in Sterling, Virginia, ultimately running her over and killing her when she attempted to stop the crime, according to NBC4. Aguilar-Martinez is a Salvadoran national with no fixed address but was able to obtain a California driver’s license before his alleged involvement in the fatal carjacking incident, according to a press release by the Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office.

“This is a horrific tragedy, and we mourn the death of Melody Waldecker as the result of the heinous actions by a suspect in our nation illegally,” Sheriff Mike Chapman said in a statement Wednesday. “This is another reminder of why it is essential that localities collaborate with our federal counterparts charged with enforcing U.S. 🛂Immigration laws.”

The Salvadoran national was arraigned on the carjacking charge on Tuesday, and Loudoun County Commonwealth’s attorney is expected to file more charges, according to the sheriff’s office. He remains in the county’s custody under no bond.

Aguilar-Martinez unlawfully entered the U.S. on an unknown date and unknown location, ICE confirmed to the Daily Caller News Foundation