Press Release
TWO JAMAICAN NATIONALS, INCLUDING JAMAICAN FUGITIVE, CAPTURED AND CHARGED ON IMMIGRATION CHARGES
June 10, 2009
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Jeffrey H. Sloman, Acting United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, and Anthony V. Mangione, Special Agent in Charge, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Office of Investigations, announced the arrest of defendant Omar Oneal Lewis, 33, a Jamaican national wanted by the Jamaican government as one of their 10 "most wanted" fugitives in connection with a 2008 homicide.
Lewis was arrested on June 8, 2009, by ICE special agents in Miami, working with the Lauderhill Police Department. Lewis was considered the 6th most wanted fugitive in Jamaica. ICE agents also arrested Michael Montaque, 25, also a Jamaican national. Both men were residing in the South Florida area and both were charged with having illegally re-entered the U.S. after having been deported. If convicted, Lewis faces up to two years in prison and Montaque faces up to 10 years in prison.
Acting U.S. Attorney Sloman stated, "Foreign fugitives cannot run and hide on our soil for long. Thanks to the outstanding work of ICE and the Lauderhill Police Department, one such fugitive will be brought to justice."
"I'm proud of the hard work and diligence of our special agents for tracking down and apprehending these criminals," said Anthony Mangione, Special Agent in Charge of the ICE Office of Investigations in Miami. "Apprehending dangerous foreign fugitives hiding in the United States is a top priority of ICE and now, not only has this illegal alien been removed from the streets of South Florida, but he will eventually be removed from the United States to face justice in Jamaica."
Mr. Sloman commended the investigative efforts of ICE's Office of Investigations in Miami and the Lauderhill Police Department. This case is being prosecuted by Special Assistant United States Attorney Lorraine Tashman.
Attachments:
Omar Oneal Lewis Complaint (PDF)
Michael Montaque Complaint (PDF)
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