Kevin Sanabria-Ojeda, 24, and Alexander Arnaez-Gutierrez, 35, have been booked into King County Jail on charges of robbery, kidnapping, and attempted murder. The defendants have been accused of kidnapping a woman, 58, outside of her apartment complex in Burien, Washington, a city located just south of Seattle, on January 21. The female victim was allegedly robbed and tortured before being driven to a mountain pass 90 miles away, where she was shot and left to die in the snow, but miraculously survived, according to charging documents.
An ICE spokesperson told The Post Millennial in a statement on Wednesday that the agency has lodged immigration detainers with the King County Jail in Seattle on the two defendants, who ICE said have suspected ties to Tren de Aragua. Both of them have prior criminal histories.
"US Immigration and Customs Enforcement lodged immigration detainers on two aliens with alleged ties to the notorious Tren de Aragua gang. King County, Washington, is holding both individuals on charges of robbery, kidnapping, and attempted murder," said ICE spokesperson David Yost. "Kevin Sanabria-Ojeda, 24, is a citizen of Venezuela previously arrested and released by the Seattle Police Department for domestic violence assault on May 14, 2024. Alexander Arnaez-Gutierrez, 35, is a citizen of Venezuela previously convicted by Clark County District Court of DUI, receiving a sentence of 364 days in jail. When Arnaez failed to appear at immigration court, an immigration judge ordered him removed on June 5, 2023."
Court records show that Sanabria-Ojeda and Arnaez-Gutierrez obtained Washington state driver's licenses while illegally residing in the state. Additionally, authorities discovered a Social Security card belonging to Sanabria-Ojeda during a search of his vehicle and another Social Security card belonging to an individual identified as "Charlie Manzano," according to court documents. It's unclear how Sanabria-Ojeda obtained the card without being a US citizen. Authorities have not revealed if the card is authentic.
There is also a third suspect in the case that authorities are actively searching for, per court documents. Law enforcement has not disclosed the identity of the third suspect.
Kevin Sanabria-Ojeda and Alexander Arnaez-Gutierrez are both being held in jail on $1 million bail. They are scheduled to appear back in court later this month.
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