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Sanctuary State Likely to Free Illegal Alien Accused of Killing Father of Two

posted onAugust 9, 2019
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Article snippet: As Breitbart News has chronicled, Jose Rodriguez, a 27-year-old illegal alien from Honduras, is accused of running a red light on June 22 in the sanctuary state of Illinois, causing him to hit and kill 39-year-old Corey Cottrell, who was riding his motorcycle at the time and was on his way to see his mother, Kathy. Rodriguez was ordered deported six years ago but never left the U.S. At the time of the crash, prosecutors say the illegal alien fled the scene and turned himself in the following day. Prairie State Wire‘s W.J. Kennedy first broke the news that McLean County Judge Scott Drazewski lowered Rodriguez’s bail from $1,000,000 to $100,000 on Thursday despite prosecutors and the Cottrell family begging that the illegal alien remain locked up to ensure he not is deported before he is convicted of killing Corey. Rodriguez has already met the $100,000 bail requirement and thus is likely to be released from local custody within the next 48 hours and should he be immediately arrested by the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), he is expected to be deported — evading charges in Corey’s death. Should ICE agents not immediately arrest Rodriguez, he will be free to flee the state and the country, the Cottrell family told Breitbart News. “He took away, out of his carelessness and lawlessness, took away a wonderful, wonderful person,” Cheryl Wendland, a friend of the Cottrell family, previously told Breitbart News. “He’s destroyed my very best friend in the world, ... Link to the full article to read more

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