DOJ looking to file federal charges against illegal immigrant acquitted of Kate Steinle murder after Attorney General Jeff Sessions voices outrage
The Department of Justice is considering filing federal charges against Jose Ines Garcia Zarate after he was acquitted on murder charges Thursday night
Zarate was an undocumented Mexican citizen who had illegally crossed the border six times when he was charged in the death of Kate Steinle
He was acquitted on charges of first and second-degree murder, manslaughter and assault with a deadly weapon after lawyer said gunshot was an accident
Sarah Isgur Flores, the Director of Public Affairs for the Department of Justice, confirmed the DOJ was looking into charges including felony reentry
If convicted in federal court of federal reentry, Zarate could serve up to 10 years in addition to the year he has left on his one charge – felony weapon possession
Zarate was initially scheduled to be deported after his sentence, and both Sessions and Flores have blames Steinle’s death on sanctuary cities
By CHRIS SPARGO
DAILYMAIL.COM
1 December 2017
Attorney General Jeff Sessions is looking into filing federal charges against the illegal immigrant who was acquitted of murder and manslaughter charges in the death of Kate Steinle.
Sarah Isgur Flores, the Director of Public Affairs for the Department of Justice, appeared on Fox & Friends just 12 hours after the verdict was handed down to confirm this news, explaining that the department might by launching their own case against Jose Ines Garcia Zarate.
‘We’re looking at pursuing federal charges in this case, and I think it’s important to reassure everyone who is concerned about this that we will prosecute this to the fullest extent available under the law,’ said Flores.
Zarate, an undocumented Mexican citizen who had illegally crossed the border five times despite being repeatedly deported, was charged in the death of Steinle, 32, back in July 2015 after his gun went off and shot the woman.
His lawyer was able to successfully argue that the gun fired on accident, getting his client off on counts of first and second-degree murder, involuntary manslaughter and assault with a deadly weapon.
Flores would not say what specific charges the DOJ might file, but did strongly hint at the fact that felony reentry might be on that list, which could put Zarate behind bars for an additional 10 years.
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