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CBS News
2 days ago
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- CBS News
President Trump says undocumented, unlicensed teen driver will be deported after deadly crash in Aurora
A teenager who was driving illegally and was in the country illegally when he struck and killed a young Colorado woman in Aurora is now in the custody of Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Kaitlyn Weaver John Weaver The driver, who was 15 years old at the time of the crash, pleaded guilty to a felony in the death of 24-year-old Kaitlyn Weaver. Investigators say he was doing 90 miles per hour in a 45 mile per hour zone when he plowed into her car. Weaver's parents spoke exclusively to Your Reporter Shaun Boyd after the 18th Judicial District Attorney's Office offered the teen a plea deal that included no jail time. The story went viral, prompting outrage. "I had people from New York, from Nevada and people up in the Pacific Northwest all hear about it," John Weaver said. "We've been shocked at how much love and support (there's been) all across the country." The prosecutor charged the teen with vehicular homicide -- which carries a maximum sentence of two years in youth corrections -- but offered him two years' probation and 100 hours of community service if he pleaded guilty. CBS "I do feel that the criminal justice system in this state let my daughter down and it certainly is going to do nothing to prevent it from happening again," said Weaver. He says the prosecutor in the case initially said there would be no plea deal then reversed course under new District Attorney Amy Padden. Assistant D.A. Ryan Brackley says the new administration had no direct involvement in the plea deal. Weaver thought the teen got away with murder until this week when he saw a social media post by ICE in Denver saying agents arrested the teen and his family. ICE says they are from Columbia and were in the country illegally. The post linked to the CBS Colorado story and said, "For the @DA18th justice is no jail time and probation... For ICE, justice is arrest and removal." President Donald Trump also posted about the arrest on social media, saying the family will be deported. Weaver isn't sure what his daughter would want for her killer. "I really struggle with that. She cared for everyone, and I mean everyone," he said. CBS Colorado's Shaun Boyd interviews John Weaver. CBS He says he used to think immigration issues were simply black and white situations. "And it's not, because when you're a recipient of these events it becomes all kinds of gray," Weaver said. Still, he says deportation is more justice than probation. "This was an appropriate outcome. The is the appropriate outcome. You come to this country, you commit crime, you need go back to your country," Weaver said. The arrests happened a week after Rep. Gabe Evans, a Republican who represents Colorado's 8th Congressional District, took the floor of the U.S. House and suggested the crash was related to sanctuary state policies. The teen and his family are now in a detention center in Texas. Weaver says he and his wife plan to give victim statements when the case is heard in immigration court. He also plans to push for changes in Colorado's criminal justice laws.
Yahoo
3 days ago
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- Yahoo
Teen illegal immigrant who killed woman in Colorado crash gets probation, then is arrested by ICE with family
An illegal immigrant teenager who was spared jail time after he was convicted of killing a Colorado woman in a high-speed crash has been arrested, along with his family, by immigration authorities. The 16-year-old from Colombia was sentenced to probation and community service for the July 2024 death of Kaitlyn Weaver, 24, in Aurora after striking a plea deal with prosecutors. The teen, who has not been publicly named because of state laws that shield the identity of underage criminal suspects, was arrested May 20 along with his family, who were also living in the United States illegally, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) said. ICE CAPTURES ILLEGAL IMMIGRANT WANTED FOR ALLEGEDLY KILLING MOTHER IN DUI CRASH "The minor was convicted in Colorado's 18th Judicial District and was sentenced to probation and community service," an ICE spokesperson told Fox News. "As part of its routine operations, ICE arrests aliens who commit crimes and other individuals who have violated our nation's immigration laws. All aliens in violation of U.S. immigration law may be subject to arrest, detention and, if found removable by final order, removal from the United States, regardless of nationality." The teen will remain in ICE custody pending an immigration hearing, the agency said. Read On The Fox News App Progressive Prosecutor Lets Illegal Immigrant Teen Off Easy After Crash That Killed 24 Year-old Woman Weaver died after she was sitting in her vehicle at a stop sign and the teen T-boned Weaver's vehicle at an intersection. He was in a Jeep with other minors racing in a residential neighborhood at speeds of up to 90 mph, authorities said. Weaver was kept on life support for two days before she was taken off after her organs were donated. Her father, John Weaver, told Fox News Digital that he was told by U.S. Rep. Gabe Evans, R-Colo., that ICE would be taking action against the teen. "I appreciate ICE taking enforcement action, and I really appreciate the outpouring of support from everyone," Weaver said Thursday. The teen was arrested and initially charged with vehicular homicide. At the time, the Weavers were told by the Arapahoe County District Attorney's office that the case was a "no plea offer" case, John Weaver said. They then offered the teen a plea deal if he admitted his guilt. At the time, the Weaver family attorney, Matthew Durkin, called the deal "abhorrent," in an interview with Fox News Digital, noting that Weaver was killed during the prime of her life. John Weaver noted at the time that the teen was in the U.S. illegally and unlicensed. "We had a collision where the immigration system and the criminal justice system collided, and now my daughter's dead," he said. The teen has a pending asylum claim, but, according to ICE, asylum claims do not prevent article source: Teen illegal immigrant who killed woman in Colorado crash gets probation, then is arrested by ICE with family
Daily Mail
17-05-2025
- Daily Mail
Teenage illegal migrant killed young woman... then walked free from jail
A 15-year-old illegal migrant who was unlicensed, uninsured, and driving his mother's Jeep at 90mph in a residential zone killing a young woman in the process, has walked free from jail with two years of probation and 100 hours of community service. Kaitlyn Weaver's crumpled Volkswagen lay shattered at an Aurora, Colorado intersection after the killer driver smashed into to her car on July 8, 2024. The force of the impact crushed the driver's side. Emergency crews raced to extract 24-year-old Kaitlyn from the wreckage and she was placed on life support for two days - just long enough for her parents to donate her organs. Police charged the teen responsible with vehicular homicide with Kaitlyn's family being told by the Arapahoe County District Attorney's Office that there would be no plea deal. But then progressive district attorney Amy Padden was elected, stunning the Weaver's with news that her office would offer the killer probation. Kaitlyn, a University of Colorado psychology graduate and drug rehab worker, was driving through Aurora when she stopped at a four-way intersection. While waiting at a stop sign and chatting on speakerphone with her boyfriend, she was T-boned at deadly speed by a Jeep Cherokee driven by the Colombian national, still unnamed due to juvenile privacy laws. 'It was an instantaneous death,' her father, John Weaver, told Fox News. 'She didn't even see him coming. 'She spent her life trying to help people. She was an amazing human being,' he added. 'They said by doing two years' probation, that's probably more than the judge would give if he pleaded guilty,' Weaver recalled as he discussed the light sentence. 'You don't have to participate in a bad system. If the judge wanted to sentence him to less, that's the judge's issue. But by offering this plea, now you're part of the problem.' The unlicensed and uninsured teenage driver had taken his mother's Jeep without permission and was racing other teens through residential streets. The teen promised prosecutors he would attend school and avoid future legal trouble in exchange for no jail time and has since applied for asylum in the United States. Matthew Durkin, an attorney for the Weaver family, called the plea deal 'abhorrent.' 'There's no deterrence. If he had taken a firearm and recklessly just shot it and killed someone, this would be a different case. They would be pushing it completely differently,' John Weaver said. Instead, the teen's immigration status, age, and the progressive leanings of the DA's office appear to have shielded him from real consequences. The unlicensed and uninsured teenage driver had taken his mother's Jeep without permission and was racing other teens through residential streets when he slammed into Kaitlyn's vehicle 'We had a collision where the immigration system and the criminal justice system collided, and now my daughter's dead,' John added. Colorado law protects the identities of minors in criminal court and the illegal immigrant who took Kaitlyn's life has never been publicly named nor had his mugshot released. Thanks to the Arapahoe County judge, he remains shielded from public view. Furthermore, the court allowed him to file for asylum instead of enforcing deportation proceedings. Woke, progressive District Attorney Amy Padden, who has been photographed with Kamala Harris and Georgia's Stacey Abrams, has been under fire since the plea deal became public. Critics point to her cozy ties with top Democrats and her record of pushing juvenile justice reform as a reason she went soft on a case that demanded hard accountability. In a statement, Arapahoe County Assistant DA Ryan Brackley stated: 'We unequivocally condemn such reckless and unlawful behavior, which had devastating and irreversible results... No legal outcome can truly make up for the profound loss and void Kaitlyn's loved ones will live with permanently.' Padden also addressed the case on Facebook with a lecture about speeding. 'We acknowledge Kaitlyn Weaver's death was the direct result of a crash caused by an unlicensed teenager driving at nearly twice the posted speed limit,' she wrote. 'This tragic loss is a powerful reminder that it is not just alcohol or drug impaired driving that takes lives. Driving at dangerous speeds has deadly consequences too.' Kaitlyn Weaver had dedicated her life to helping people - first at a suicide hotline, then at a drug rehabilitation center in Aurora. 'She was really trying to make a difference in their lives every day,' dad, John, said. 'Immigration and the criminal justice system and all these things landed together one day in Aurora,' he mourned. 'Now I sit here today without a daughter.'
Sky News AU
16-05-2025
- Politics
- Sky News AU
Progressive prosecutor lets illegal immigrant teen off easy after 90mph crash that killed 24 year-old woman
A teenage illegal immigrant who killed a 24-year-old Colorado woman during a high-speed crash was given a lenient plea deal by a progressive district attorney that allowed him to walk free without serving any jail time. The 15-year-old Colombian teen, who has not been publicly named because of state laws that shield the identity of underage criminal suspects, was sentenced to two years probation and 100 hours of community service for the July 2024 death of Kaitlyn Weaver, her father, John Weaver, told Fox News Digital. The office of Arapahoe County District Attorney Amy Padden offered the teen a plea deal if he admitted his guilt in the deadly crash. The teen was racing his Jeep with other kids at speeds of 90 mph in a residential neighborhood in the Denver suburb of Aurora when he T-boned Weaver's vehicle at an intersection, her father said. "It was an instantaneous death," John Weaver said. Kaitlyn Weaver was waiting at a stop sign and speaking to her boyfriend on speakerphone at the time she was struck, he said. She was kept on life support for two days before she was taken off and her organs were donated. The teen suspect was arrested and charged with vehicular homicide. At the time, the Weavers were told by the DA's office the case was a "no plea offer" case, John Weaver said. However, in January, Padden, who received endorsements from Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., and Democratic Colorado Gov. Jared Polis, informed the Weaver family her office would negotiate a probation plea deal. "They said by doing two years probation, that's probably more than the judge would give if he pleaded guilty," John Weaver said. "You don't have to participate in a bad system. If the judge wanted to sentence him to less, that's the judge's issue. What happened in this case is you (prosecutors) created it into your issue. Now you're part of the problem." The Weavers' attorney, Matthew Durkin, called the deal "abhorrent," noting that Weaver was killed during the prime of her life. John Weaver noted that the teen who killed his daughter was in the United States illegally and unlicensed. "We had a collision where the immigration system and the criminal justice system collided, and now my daughter's dead," he said. The teen had taken the uninsured Jeep without his mother's permission, according to local reports. His mother told authorities she planned to move him back to Colombia, but he has since applied for asylum. Arapahoe County Assistant District Attorney Ryan Brackley said he "unequivocally" condemns the teen's "reckless and unlawful behavior, which had devastating and irreversible results." "We believe the conviction to the highest charge in this case and the negotiated sentence acknowledges the seriousness of this preventable tragedy, and that no legal outcome can truly make up for the profound loss and void Kaitlyn's loved ones will live with permanently," Brackley said. In a Facebook post this week, Padden addressed Weaver's death while focusing on the dangers of speeding. "We acknowledge Kaitlyn Weaver's death was the direct result of a crash caused by an unlicensed teenager driving at nearly twice the posted speed limit," she wrote. "This tragic loss is a powerful reminder that it is not just alcohol or drug-impaired driving that takes lives. Driving at dangerous speeds has deadly consequences too, and they are felt by our entire community." Originally published as Progressive prosecutor lets illegal immigrant teen off easy after 90mph crash that killed 24 year-old woman
Yahoo
16-05-2025
- Yahoo
Progressive prosecutor lets illegal immigrant teen off easy after 90mph crash that killed 24 year-old woman
PROGRAMMING ALERT: TUNE INTO FOX AND FRIENDS FRIDAY MORNING AT 6:30 AM (ET) TO HEAR FROM THE FATHER OF KAITLYN WEAVER A teenage illegal immigrant who killed a 24-year-old Colorado woman during a high-speed crash was given a lenient plea deal by a progressive district attorney that allowed him to walk free without serving any jail time. The 15-year-old Colombian teen, who has not been publicly named because of state laws that shield the identity of underage criminal suspects, was sentenced to two years probation and 100 hours of community service for the July 2024 death of Kaitlyn Weaver, her father, John Weaver, told Fox News Digital. The office of Arapahoe County District Attorney Amy Padden offered the teen a plea deal if he admitted his guilt in the deadly crash. The teen was racing his Jeep with other kids at speeds of 90 mph in a residential neighborhood in the Denver suburb of Aurora when he T-boned Weaver's vehicle at an intersection, her father said. "It was an instantaneous death," John Weaver said. Read On The Fox News App Kaitlyn Weaver was waiting at a stop sign and speaking to her boyfriend on speakerphone at the time she was struck, he said. She was kept on life support for two days before she was taken off and her organs were donated. The teen suspect was arrested and charged with vehicular homicide. At the time, the Weavers were told by the DA's office the case was a "no plea offer" case, John Weaver said. However, in January, Padden, who received endorsements from Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., and Democratic Colorado Gov. Jared Polis, informed the Weaver family her office would negotiate a probation plea deal. Blue Sanctuary State Operating As 'Control' Center For Vicious Migrant Gang: Acting Dea Chief "They said by doing two years probation, that's probably more than the judge would give if he pleaded guilty," John Weaver said. "You don't have to participate in a bad system. If the judge wanted to sentence him to less, that's the judge's issue. What happened in this case is you (prosecutors) created it into your issue. Now you're part of the problem." The Weavers' attorney, Matthew Durkin, called the deal "abhorrent," noting that Weaver was killed during the prime of her life. John Weaver noted that the teen who killed his daughter was in the United States illegally and unlicensed. "We had a collision where the immigration system and the criminal justice system collided, and now my daughter's dead," he said. The teen had taken the uninsured Jeep without his mother's permission, according to local reports. His mother told authorities she planned to move him back to Colombia, but he has since applied for asylum. Arapahoe County Assistant District Attorney Ryan Brackley said he "unequivocally" condemns the teen's "reckless and unlawful behavior, which had devastating and irreversible results." "We believe the conviction to the highest charge in this case and the negotiated sentence acknowledges the seriousness of this preventable tragedy, and that no legal outcome can truly make up for the profound loss and void Kaitlyn's loved ones will live with permanently," Brackley said. In a Facebook post this week, Padden addressed Weaver's death while focusing on the dangers of speeding. "We acknowledge Kaitlyn Weaver's death was the direct result of a crash caused by an unlicensed teenager driving at nearly twice the posted speed limit," she wrote. "This tragic loss is a powerful reminder that it is not just alcohol or drug-impaired driving that takes lives. Driving at dangerous speeds has deadly consequences too, and they are felt by our entire community."Original article source: Progressive prosecutor lets illegal immigrant teen off easy after 90mph crash that killed 24 year-old woman
