Man accused of killing Georgia mother was reportedly in the US illegally

A 21-year-old man from Honduras accused of killing a mother of five in an Atlanta suburb was in the United States illegally, CNN affiliate WSB-TV reported, citing US Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

A 21-year-old man from Honduras accused of killing a mother of five in an Atlanta suburb was in the United States illegally, CNN affiliate WSB-TV reported, citing US Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Hector Sagastume Rivas crossed the US border illegally just over four years ago, an ICE spokesperson told WSB-TV. US Border Patrol arrested him initially, and an order for him to be removed from the country was issued more than two years later, in July 2023. CNN has reached out to ICE, the Department of Homeland Security and the Cobb County Police Department for further details. CNN is also working to identify an attorney for Sagastume Rivas. Sagastume Rivas faces a felony murder charge in the death of Camillia Williams in Marietta, according to an arrest warrant obtained by WSB. Police accuse Sagastume Rivas of killing Williams late on March 11 or early on March 12 by first placing her in a chokehold, then kneeling on her neck with his “full body weight,” according to the warrant. The 52-year-old’s body was found in a wooded area, hidden under a bush, on March 13. Sagastume Rivas was arrested five days later. He is being held without bond. Williams, a mother of five and a grandmother, was originally from Louisiana, according to CNN affiliate WANF. Her death has left her family searching for answers.