A highly placed member of the violent Venezuelan street gang of the Aragua is behind bars For the alleged murders of two women in Illinois earlier this year.
Ricardo Gonzales, 32, was arrested Cobb County, Georgia Last week in a joint operation led by the US Marshals Service Southeast Regional Fugitive Task Force, the Chicago Police Department and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), according to the Ministry of Justice.
“The crimes of this suspect against American women are terrible, and he is exactly the type of alien enemy fighting the Trump government to remove from this country to make America safe again,” attorney -general Pam Bondi said in a statement.
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Ricardo Gonzales appears in a Mugshot after being arrested for too fast driving and driving without a driver’s license in Cobb County, Georgia on November 5, 2000. (Cobb County Sheriff’s Office)
Gonzales was sought for a detention warrant for alleged kidnapping and likely reason for two counts of first degree murder And attempted murder in the first degree.
Prosecutors claim that on January 28 Gonzales kidnapped three women, kid at an alley in Chicago and shot in the head. The surviving victim managed to call 911 and two of the women were declared dead on the spot.
Gonzales was booked in the prison of Cobb County and is waiting for extradition To Chicago. While the authorities approached Gonzales, five extra people were arrested and transported to ice detention facilities.
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Salvadoran Police officers Escort claimed members of the Venezuelan gang of the Aragua who was recently deported by the US government to be imprisoned in the Terrorism Confinement Center (Cecot) prison, as part of an agreement with the Salvadoran government, in Tecoluca, El Salvador 205. (Secretary/Handout of the Presidency via Reuters)
The Sheriff’s Office of Cobb County and the Chicago police did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital’s request for comments.
“This case is a reflection of the tireless work that the American marshal service and partner agencies have established to ensure that Justice has his day before the court,” said USMS -director Mark Pittella in a statement. “Every arrest contributes to safer communities and shows our non -repellent dedication to protect the public.”
The arrest came days before the US resumed deportation flights To Venezuela after President Donald Trump had concluded a deal with Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro.
Venezuelan migrants walk on a flight after their arrival after being deported from the United States, in Caracas, Venezuela, 24 March 2025. (Reuters/Leonardo Fernandez Viloria)
On Sunday, a flight with 199 illegal Venezuelan alien-inclusive members of TREN The Aragua-de US on the way to Honduras for an apparent transfer to the Venezuelan government, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) attached to Fox News Digital.
The flight meant the end of a weeks-long impasse between the Trump government and Maduro after the Venezuelan president refused to accept deportees from the US
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In recent weeks, around 350 migrants have been sent back to Venezuela via deportation flights.
“Venezuela is obliged to accept his repatriated citizens from the US,” said State Secretary Marco Rubio in a statement posted on social media. “This is not a matter of debate or negotiation.”
