Multiagency investigation leads to arrest of criminal illegal alien wanted for homicide
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Homeland Security Investigations Nashville, in collaboration with the Metro Nashville Police Department and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives successfully apprehended Josue Hernandez Moxje, 23, a Honduran national, in connection with a double homicide.
On April 28, HSI Nashville, ATF Nashville and the Metro Nashville Police responded to a double homicide near Percy Priest Lake and Lincoya Bay Apartments. The victims were identified as Amir Landan Wilkerson, 19, and Jaime Valdez-Garcia, 18, both from Alabaster, Alabama. Through extensive investigative efforts and interagency cooperation, Hernandez was identified as the prime suspect.
Hernandez, who entered the United States without inspection around 2013 or 2014, was apprehended June 6 in Louisiana by HSI New Orleans and its state and federal partners following a Tennessee arrest warrant.
Hernandez, a convicted felon with prior charges including domestic violence with strangulation, fraud, and theft, was extradited to Nashville June 24. He is currently in the Metro Nashville Police Department’s custody.
Source: U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE.gov)
