The suspect who allegedly shot and killed three police officers in Washington, D.C., earlier this month is an alien living in the United States illegally, a new report says.
At 7:30 a.m. on Valentine’s Day, several officers from the Metropolitan Police Department’s Detective Division joined with members of the Humane Rescue League to execute an arrest warrant on suspicion of animal cruelty at a residence. Southeast Neighborhoods of our nation’s capital. As Blaze News previously reported, when they arrived, the suspect initially refused to comply with their commands and instead almost immediately fired several shots at them, then ran into the home. I barricaded myself.
Three officers suffered non-life-threatening gunshot wounds, while a fourth officer suffered non-life-threatening injuries. All four were discharged from the hospital.
A police officer at the scene also fired a service-grade firearm, but the suspect was not hit. statement The Metropolitan Police Department told me.The confrontation with the police continued for the most part. 13 hours before surrender negotiations were successful.
The suspect in the case, 48, identified himself as Julius James, but investigators later learned his real name was Stephen Claude Rattigan. He is charged with misdemeanor counts of assault while armed with intent to kill, assault on a police officer while armed, possession of a firearm during a crime of violence in connection with a confrontation with police, and misdemeanor counts of animal cruelty. press release This was announced by the DCUS Attorney’s Office.
Now, a new report from Julio Rosas, a local reporter for the Manhattan Institute, shows that Rattigan is actually a national of an unidentified foreign country who exploited Washington, D.C.’s sanctuary law to stay in the country illegally.
“Law enforcement officials have confirmed to me that Stephen Claude Rattigan, also known as James Claude Julius, the man who recently shot and killed three Washington, D.C., police officers, is in the United States illegally.” tweeted Monday night. “He has an ICE deportation order in place.”
A press release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office instead suggests that Rattigan is a Capital City resident, identifying him as “Stephen Claude Rattigan, aka Julius James, 48, Washington DC” (Emphasis added) Neither the attorney’s office press release nor Metro PD’s statement mention the suspect’s legal status.
However, the press release said authorities had “removed 31 dogs” from Rattigan’s home, that the home’s “living conditions” were “inhumane,” and that Rattigan had “removed” one of the animals. He claims he was caught on camera punching him in the face multiple times. He was denied bail and remains in custody awaiting a preliminary hearing on February 29th.
Rosas has reached out to ICE for comment.
Do you like Blaze News? Avoid censorship and sign up for our newsletter to get articles like this delivered straight to your inbox. Please register here!
