GRAND RAPIDS: A person accused of killing his Michigan girlfriend after returning to the US following deportation was ordered Wednesday to face trial for homicide.
The case towards Brandon Ortiz Vite, a Mexican citizen, grew to become a political flashpoint in April when former President Donald Trump accused the Biden administration of failing to maintain him in another country.Ortiz Vite, 25, was deported in 2020. It isn’t identified whether or not he returned over the last yr of the Trump administration or throughout the Biden administration.
A decide in Grand Rapids, Michigan, has now discovered sufficient proof to ship Ortiz Vite to trial for homicide and different fees within the demise of Ruby Garcia, 25, who was discovered lifeless on the aspect of a freeway on March 22.
A message searching for remark from protection lawyer Naesha Leys was not instantly returned.
Earlier than the taking pictures, she and Ortiz Vite have been inside a automotive on US 131, arguing about their relationship, investigators mentioned. Ortiz Vite is accused of taking pictures Garcia within the head, eradicating her physique from the automotive after which driving away.
Police mentioned the proof towards him contains his name to 911 two days later, confessing to the crime and declaring that he needed to show himself in. He was at a church attending Palm Sunday providers when he made the decision.
The case towards Brandon Ortiz Vite, a Mexican citizen, grew to become a political flashpoint in April when former President Donald Trump accused the Biden administration of failing to maintain him in another country.Ortiz Vite, 25, was deported in 2020. It isn’t identified whether or not he returned over the last yr of the Trump administration or throughout the Biden administration.
A decide in Grand Rapids, Michigan, has now discovered sufficient proof to ship Ortiz Vite to trial for homicide and different fees within the demise of Ruby Garcia, 25, who was discovered lifeless on the aspect of a freeway on March 22.
A message searching for remark from protection lawyer Naesha Leys was not instantly returned.
Earlier than the taking pictures, she and Ortiz Vite have been inside a automotive on US 131, arguing about their relationship, investigators mentioned. Ortiz Vite is accused of taking pictures Garcia within the head, eradicating her physique from the automotive after which driving away.
Police mentioned the proof towards him contains his name to 911 two days later, confessing to the crime and declaring that he needed to show himself in. He was at a church attending Palm Sunday providers when he made the decision.
