Former Olympic Boxer Felix Verdejo-Sanchez Arrested for Kidnapping and Killing Pregnant Woman

Verdejo-Sanchez was arrested on a federal legal grievance charging him with: (1) kidnapping leading to loss of life, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Part 1201; (2) carjacking leading to loss of life, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Part 2119(3); and (3) deliberately killing an unborn youngster, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Part 1841, also called the “Unborn Victims of Violence Act of 2004” or “Laci and Conner’s Legislation.” The penalties for the kidnapping and carjacking statutes embody life in jail or the loss of life penalty, and life in jail for the intentional killing of an unborn youngster.

“Puerto Rico mourns Keishla Rodríguez’s loss of life. Our deepest condolences to her household and associates. The Puerto Rico Police Bureau and the federal companies have labored lengthy hours collaborating as a workforce to unravel this chilly homicide expeditiously. Our law enforcement officials’ dedication, ardour, and expertise have been important in fixing this homicide in 48 hours. It demonstrates how the collaboration of efforts is important for our public security. We’ll carry on working collectively and we’ll search justice for Keishla,” mentioned Alexis Torres, Secretary of the Division of Public Security.

“I congratulate the policemen, prosecutors, and forensic sciences personnel, who, as a single workforce, tirelessly and with the best of commitments, put their hearts to unravel Keishla’s case in an agile and exact means. Our dedication to her household, from day one, was to do justice to Keishla and now we have already begun to take action,” mentioned Antonio López, Puerto Rico Police Bureau Commissioner.