Authorities have arrested two illegal aliens who have been charged with the murder of a woman who was found dead in a forest in Maryland.
The Charles County Sheriff’s Office in Maryland announced that two Guatemalan nationals have been charged over the death of 23-year-old Lesbia Mileth Ramirez Guerra.
24-year-old Keycy Robinson Alexi Barrera-Rosa was charged with murdering Guerra, his girlfriend.
Barrera-Rosa’s uncle, 37-year-old Rolvin Eduardo Barrera-Barrera, was charged as an accessory.
Deputies said Guerra’s body was found on April 17.
She has been missing since March 31.
Guerra’s body was found lazily buried in a “heavily wooded area” of the forest just outside of Cedarville State Forest in Prince George’s County, Maryland.
Officials said Guerra was the mother of two young children.
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) said its agents arrested Barrera-Rosa on April 5 in La Plata, Maryland.
ICE confirmed that Barrera-Rosa and Barrera-Barrera had both entered the country illegally and are originally from Guatemala.
According to immigration officials, Barrera-Rosa and Barrera-Barrera were apprehended on April 10, 2019, near El Paso, Texas.
They were served notices to appear before a Department of Justice (DOJ) immigration judge at the time.
ICE placed an immigration detainer on Barrera-Barrera with the Charles County Detention Center after he was arrested.
Barrera-Rosa is being held by the agency at its Farmville Detention Center in Farmville, Virginia, ICE said.
He currently awaits extradition to the Charles County Detention Center for the murder charge.
According to FOX 5, the sheriff’s office found suspicious and unusual activity at Guerra’s home just one day after she was last seen.
During their investigation, authorities found fake federal documents belonging to Barrera-Rosa.
Vernon Liggins, ICE Baltimore acting field office director, said this “marks a significant step toward justice.”
“This heinous crime not only devastated a community but also reinforced the urgent need to prioritize public safety by identifying, arresting, and removing egregious illegal aliens who threaten our neighborhoods,” Liggins said.
“ICE will continue to work tirelessly, side by side with our law enforcement partners, to safeguard our communities and uphold the rule of law.”
In a statement, Charles County Sheriff Troy D. Berry said:
“While this was not the ending that we all hoped for, I am grateful to all those who worked so hard to find Ms. Guerra.
“On behalf of the Charles County Sheriff’s Office, I offer our most sincere condolences to all of her family and friends.”
The issue of dangerous illegal aliens has been a flash point in Maryland recently.
Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) drew criticism for flying to El Salvador last week to defend Kilmar Abrego Garcia.
Abrego Garcia is a deported illegal alien who is known to U.S. authorities as a human trafficker, MS-13 street gang member, and violent domestic abuser.
Reps. Robert Garcia (D-CA), Maxwell Frost (D-FL), Yassamin Ansari (D-AZ), and Maxine Dexter (D-OR) then flew to El Salvador on Monday to capitalize on the doomed campaign to support Abrego Garcia.
Patty Morin, whose daughter Rachel Morin was killed in Maryland by an illegal immigrant from El Salvador in 2023, called the visits “despicable.”
“They would rather champion his cause, a criminal, than the victim,” she said in a statement.
“Americans, and especially Marylanders, are outraged.”
