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Emergency crews in Rensselaer County were called at around 1 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 2, for a stabbing in Troy near River and Duow streets, mere yards from KIPP Troy Prep Elementary School.
When officers arrived, they found 28-year-old Jario Hernandez-Sanchez unconscious, having suffered multiple stab wounds, according to Troy Police. He was later pronounced dead at the hospital.
Witnesses told investigators that the suspect fled the scene immediately following the attack.
On Monday, Sept. 4, Troy Police announced that Carlos Corrales-Ramirez had been arrested in connection with the attack.
A Rensselaer County grand jury indicted him on a second-degree murder charge on Thursday, Sept. 14. He remains jailed while his case proceeds.
Police did not speculate on a possible motive for the killing and said the investigation is ongoing.
“His memory remains our focus as his family and loved ones confront this unexpected loss,” Troy Police Assistant Chief Steven Barker said.
The arrest sparked outrage from Rensselaer County Executive Steve McLaughlin, who said he was “stunned and disturbed” to learn that Corrales-Ramirez, a Honduran national in the United States illegally, was well-known to law enforcement and was wanted in connection with the broad-daylight stabbing of a man in Laurel, Maryland in February 2023.
Weeks after the Maryland stabbing, Corrales-Ramirez was detained by US Customs and Border Patrol agents at the border in Champlain. At the time, police were aware that he was a suspect in the attack, McLaughlin said.
Border Patrol officials eventually turned Corrales-Ramirez over to New York State Police after realizing that he had an outstanding warrant out of Maryland, WNYT reports.
In a statement to the outlet on Tuesday, State Police said Corrales-Ramirez was arraigned in Town of Champlain Court and ordered held at the Clinton County jail pending extradition to Maryland. It was unclear why he was released from custody.
“Where did the case go off the rails,” McLaughlin said in a statement. “The basic question is how was Mr. Corrales-Ramirez free and able to allegedly commit a murder in our county?”
McLaughlin has since sent a letter to New York State Police Superintendent Steven Nigrelli asking for additional information and a timeline of Corrales-Ramirez’ movements.
He went on to lay blame at President Joe Biden and Gov. Kathy Hochul for what he decried as their “failures in controlling illegal immigration to the country and state.”
“This is further proof that the open borders policy and inaction in controlling the flow of illegal migrants is causing enormous public safety problems in our state and country,” McLaughlin said.
“Based on the information we have seen, the person arrested for the murder should not have been out on the streets, let alone in our country.”
Troy Police are asking anyone with information in the case to contact the agency at 518-270-4421 or on the department’s website.
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