Immigrant Charged With Permanently Separating 14-Year-Old Boy From His Family
by AndrewBlakePolice arrested Miguel A. Ibarra Cerda and charged him with killing a high school freshman.
Novi, MI - A 21-year-old illegal immigrant has been charged with a hit-and-run that killed a 14-year-old boy.
Police said that Justin Lee was riding a bike on June 11 when Miguel A. Ibarra Cerda hit him with a blue Honda Odyssey minivan and then sped away, according to the Detroit News.
Cerda, a Mexican national who is in the United States illegally, had just left his job at Burger King, and was speeding and driving on the wrong side of the road when he struck Lee and knocked him into a ditch, Wixom Police Detective Brian Cheesbro told the judge at his arraignment.
Lee, a high school freshman, was transported to the hospital where he was pronounced deceased, the Detroit Free Press reported.
Police investigated and recovered Cerda’s vehicle at a Wixom mobile home park. Cerda was identified through tips received by the police, the Detroit News reported.
Cerda was arrested without incident on June 12 and charged with reckless driving causing death and leaving the scene of a fatal collision, both of which are felonies, according to the Detroit News.
He was arraigned on June 14 with the help of a Spanish-speaking interpreter in the Oakland County Jail.
District Judge Travis Reeds entered a not-guilty plea on behalf of Cerda, and set a cash bond at $350,000 after police officers told him they thought Cerda was trying to go to Mexico.
“We are so grateful to police for their quick work on this and making an arrest,” the victim’s mother, Pattie Warner-Lee, said outside the courtroom after the arraignment.
“I had just made him something to eat after school and he was returning a friend’s bike to him when this happened a couple block from our house,” Warner-Lee said.
The grieving mother said she’d heard stories of her son defending younger children from bullies since he was killed.
“His dreams were to go on to University of Michigan after high school to play football and study forensic science," she said. “I believe he would have done both."
15 Responses
ACSO-Charles-One
Jun 22, 2018 He should be held in Nancy Pelosi's basement until trial. With his children of course.
61mouse
Jun 22, 2018 Anothe poster illegal for liberals . And one for Trump to be bring up at his next Twitter feed and next time he's in front of the camera Trump needs to be having someone write all these down and hold a press conference
Amorris639
Jun 22, 2018 Burger King probably did not know he was illegal like most honest employers..if they have fake identification, which a lot of them do, nobody would have known any better...everyone of them understand English until you breakout the handcuffs...i have arrested enough of them and they come right on back in to this country illegally..
Danimyl
Jun 22, 2018 ''Cerda, a Mexican national who is in the United States illegally, had just left his job at Burger King," I am waiting to see what kind of fine B.K wiil have to dole out for hiring illegals.
magnumforc
Jun 22, 2018 Another sad commentary on how our borders are like sieves, and how the liberals continue to thwart efforts to halt illegal immigration. The liberals think it's fine to have millions of illegals in the US but notice they don't live among them? As for Booger king...they need to be fined big time.
voiceoftreason
Jun 22, 2018 They should sue Burger King for enabling him to remain in the country by hiring illegals. I know its terrible to say, but one can only hope the deceaced boys parents are bleeding heart liberals and finally got a taste of their own stupidity and finally understand what those of us who think with our brains instead of our feelings have been telling them. Probably not though, those types never learn.
IronRick
Jun 22, 2018 My condolences to the family & friends of Justin Lee. I know how they feel as my big brother was MURDERED BY AN ILLEGAL in 1978 in Chicago. Why is Burger King hiring ILLEGALS ? What is being done ? Build that DAMM WALL NOW !!!
investigator
Jun 22, 2018 Thats what I'd like to know. There should be NO bond if you're in this Country illegally!!!
Momcatb16
Jun 22, 2018 Who paid the $350,000 cash bond?
Da$
Jun 22, 2018 Sounds as though the victim was the legitimate "DREAMER!!!"