CLEVELAND – Reminiscent of a similar incident in San Francisco, law enforcement officials say U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents told Ohio sheriff’s deputies weeks ago not to detain a man who is in the U.S. illegally and now suspected of killing a woman and wounding another during a crime spree.
Lake County sheriff’s deputies questioned Juan Emmanuel Razo on July 7th after finding him alone in a car in Painesville, about 30 miles east of Cleveland.
Razo, 35, has been charged with attempted murder in the shooting of a 40-year-old woman as she walked along a park bike path with her two children Monday.
Charges are expected in connection with the fatal shooting of a 60-year-old woman in her home near the park and the attempted rape of a 14-year-old girl.
A judge in northeast Ohio has set a $10 million bond for Razo. A detective said during a court hearing in Painesville on Tuesday that Juan Emmanuel Razo has confessed.
A detective said Razo is in the U.S. illegally from Mexico. An attorney entered a not guilty plea on Razo’s behalf.