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TROY, N.Y. (TND) — The National Desk (TND) confirmed Monday that an undocumented immigrant that allegedly killed a New York man was released
from custody with an active warrant due to Maryland paperwork delays.

According to U.S. Customs and Border Protection, 20-year-old Carlos Corrales-Ramirez of Honduras was illegally in the United States when he
was apprehended in mid-March and later released by New York authorities.

Corrales-Ramirez is accused of fatally stabbing Jario J. Hernandez-
Sanchez, 28, of Troy, N.Y. in early September, according to CBS6 News.

The Alleged Md. Incident
Less than a month before Carlos Corrales-Ramirez’s apprehension in March,
an arrest warrant was obtained by the Laurel Police Department for his
alleged role in a purported non-fatal stabbing of a Hispanic victim in
late February.

Laurel is located in suburban Maryland, about halfway between Washington,
D.C. and Baltimore.

[Victim], an adult Hispanic male, suffer[ed] from multiple stab wounds to
his back, front chest and stomach,” the Laurel, Md. arrest warrant reads. According to Md. court records obtained by TND, Laurel police claimed Corrales-Ramirez was previously known by the department.

Officers from the Laurel Police Department are familiar with [his] address
and have responded to [the] address for multiple calls for service
involving an individual identified as Carlos Enrique Corrales-Ramirez,”
the February arrest warrant stated.
Md. court documents do not provide details as to why Laurel police were previously aware of either the suspect or his address.

TND reached out to Laurel police to obtain public records associated with Corrales-Ramirez and his local address. The department was also asked if
they were aware of the suspect’s legal status during their claimed several contacts.

At the time of publishing this article, Laurel police did not respond to
TND’s requests.

According to the arrest warrant, Corrales-Ramirez, also identified as
“Carlos Turcio,” was known by one Laurel witness for at least four years
prior.

The witness told police Corrales-Ramirez commonly “stood outside a local 7-Eleven and begged for money almost daily,” according to the arrest
warrant.

According to Laurel police, Corrales-Ramirez was not able to be
immediately located for arrest.

Encounter with U.S. Border Patrol
U.S. Chief Border Patrol Agent Robert Garcia posted on his X account, the platform formerly known as Twitter, that his federal agency successfully apprehended fugitive Carlos Corrales-Ramirez near Champlain, N.Y., located
on the U.S.-Canada border.

Honduran national wanted for a stabbing in Maryland arrested near
Champlain, NY,” read U.S. Chief Border Patrol Agent Robert Garcia
announcement on his X account.


In a statement to TND, U.S. Border Patrol provided further insight into
the Corrales-Ramirez’ apprehension.

In March, U.S. Border Patrol in Champlain, NY apprehended Carlos Corrales- Ramirez, a Honduran national suspected to be in the U.S. without status.
During intake processing, Border Patrol agents found that this individual
had an extraditable warrant from the State of Maryland for assault and was turned over to the custody of New York State Police as a fugitive from
justice. CBP would defer further comment to the New York State Police
and/or the Laurel Maryland Police Department,” a U.S. Border Patrol spokesperson told TND in a written statement.
In a fiery email exchange, the New York State Police referred TND to the Clinton County Jail in the Town of Champlain Court for any questions about Corrales-Ramirez’s release pending his extradition to Maryland.

You will need to contact the Clinton County Jail to find out what happened
to him while he was in their custody!” the New York State Police Public Information Office exclaimed.
In a lengthy response to TND, Major Nicholas J. Leon of the Clinton County Sheriff’s Office explained Corrales-Ramirez was in the department's
custody for three months and eventually released.

Major Leon told TND that Clinton County Judge William Favreau ruled to
hold Corrales-Ramirez for 30 days and proceeded to extend his initial
order by 60 days due to Maryland not responding to his paperwork demands.

[Carlos Corrales-Ramirez] was held in the custody of the Sheriff of
Clinton County awaiting a Governor’s Warrant from the State of Maryland.
The Honorable Judge Favreau remanded him for a period of 30-days based on
New York State Criminal Procedure Law. After that time, Maryland having
not secured a Governor’s Warrant, the presiding judge held Corrales-
Ramirez for an additional 60-days,” Clinton County Sheriff Major Nicholas
Leon told TND in a written statement.
Major Leon told TND the Sheriff’s Office worked with both the New York Governor’s Office and the local district attorney to obtain documents from Maryland authorities.

Maryland, the demanding state, failed to obtain a Governor’s Warrant and therefore Corrales-Ramirez was released per the judge’s order on
06/22/2023,” Major Leon told TND.
Maryland’s Response
TND contacted both the Governor’s Office and Prince George’s County
State’s Attorney’s Office to understand why Carlos Corrales-Ramirez was
not extradited to Maryland to face February’s criminal charges for
allegedly stabbing a man outside a Laurel 7-Eleven.

Maryland Governor Wes Moore’s office told TND the extradition process did
not rely solely on the state’s chief executive.

“As Mr. Corrales-Ramirez had an outstanding warrant for 1st and 2nd degree assault and reckless endangerment in Prince George’s County, the process
for his extradition begins in the Prince George’s County State’s
Attorney’s Office.
The state received and processed an application for requisition in late
July – well after Mr. Corrales-Ramirez was released from custody in New
York.
The state sent a signed requisition request to New York officials on
August 2, with receipt acknowledged August 7,” a spokesperson for Governor
Wes Moore told TND.
According to New York officials, Corrales-Ramirez was released June 22, a
month before the state asked for his extradition.

TND pressed Governor Moore’s office for a copy of the documents sent to
N.Y. and any responses received. They stated these documents were “not necessarily something we can easily obtain on short notice,” citing the
fact that other media outlets have not made the same request.

TND reached out to the Maryland prosecutorGovernor Moore’s office referred
to in its response.

The Office of the State’s Attorney for Prince George’s County took
necessary steps in the extradition process. On May 30, 2023, the State’s Attorney signed and subsequently forwarded the requisite extradition application to the court system for the additional required signatures,
prior to Corrales-Ramirez’s release on June 21, 2023,” State’s Attorney
Aisha Braveboy’s spokesperson told TND in a statement.
A Prince George’s County State’s Attorney spokesperson stopped short of
blaming Governor Moore’s team for delays.

Regrettably, despite our efforts, we are aware that the application wasn’t received by the Secretary of State in a timely manner, leading to the
current situation. Currently, we are working together with all the
relevant agencies to modernize and approve upon the extradition process,” Maryland State’s Attorney Aisha Braveboy told TND.

These developments come as New York's Rensselaer County Executive Steve McLaughlin told CBS6 News in Albany he is frustrated with a lack of
answers from Maryland and federal officials.

Nobody is admitting what went on here, the ball was dropped, the
communications were lacking, there was no extradition,” Rensselaer County Executive Steve McLaughlin told CBS6 News.
According to McLaughlin, he was told Carlos Corrales-Ramirez had asylum
status, but did not have the necessary papers when he was arrested near
the Canadian border in March.

N.Y. police told CBS6 News they will continue to investigate the
circumstances and motive in the Troy, N.Y. murder.

His [the victim’s] memory remains our focus as his family and loved ones confront this unexpected loss,” police said.
Do you have news tips on this story or others? Send news tips to Gary
Collins at gmcollins@sbgtv.com.

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