Overview
- Police in Salt Lake City, responding to an alley call March 18, found a woman with a deep neck wound and took her to a hospital, with Fox reporting she is in critical condition.
- Jesus Alejandro Ramirez-Padilla, 30, was arrested and charged with attempted murder, aggravated assault, obstruction of justice, and drug paraphernalia, and he remains in the Salt Lake County jail.
- ICE lodged a detainer requesting local authorities hold Ramirez-Padilla for transfer to federal custody, and a senior DHS official urged leaders not to release him.
- Police reports say Ramirez-Padilla told investigators he and the woman used meth together and that he strangled her and slashed her throat.
- Investigators cite homeowner surveillance video that helped identify the suspect and report that his hands and pants were covered in blood at the time of arrest.