‘Disturbing crime': Man accused of killing Lynn sub shop owner in the U.S. illegally, ICE says
Eric Dionida German-Pena, the man accused of killing Lynn sub shop owner Ilias 'Louie' Mavros, is a Dominican national who is in the country illegally, federal immigration officials said Monday.
German-Pena, 25, a native and citizen of the Dominican Republic, was held without bail following his arraignment on Friday for the murder of Mavros, 48.
Mavros was found dead in his home on Stanwood Street in Lynn last Monday night. He was killed during an apparent home-invasion robbery, U.S. Immigrations and Enforcement officials said in a statement on Monday.
The federal agency has lodged an immigration detainer against German-Pena, after learning that he illegally entered the United States in September 2022.
A relative went to Mavros' home when he didn't show up for work and found his body, which showed evidence of blunt force trauma, police said.
Lynn Police arrested German-Pena on Wednesday and charged him with murder. A motive for the killing and the relationship, if any, between German-Pena and Mavros was unclear on Monday.
'Eric Dionida German-Pena will have his day in court, but he stands accused of a very serious and disturbing crime against a member of our Massachusetts community,' ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations Boston acting Field Office Director Patricia Hyde said in a statement.
'ICE Boston takes its public safety mission extremely seriously — which is why we've lodged an immigration detainer against him with Lynn police,' Hyde said.
'The Commonwealth of Massachusetts has charged him with murder, and with the cooperation of the Lynn District Court, we intend to take him into ICE custody after he has paid his debt to society,' Hyde said. 'ICE Boston will continue our mission of arresting and removing egregious alien offenders from New England.'
On Friday, the victim's nephew, George Fiskatoris, told Boston 25 that he wants justice to be served for his uncle's murder.
'I hope this guy gets what he deserves,' Fiskatoris said of German-Pena. 'I definitely want to see this guy behind bars as soon as possible and I hope it's in the worst place.'
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