Felix Verdejo-Sanchez, Kidnapping, Carjacking, Puerto Rico 2024
Felix Verdejo-Sanchez, 27, was arrested on a federal criminal complaint charging him with kidnapping resulting in death, carjacking resulting in death, and intentionally killing an unborn child, announced United States Attorney W. Stephen Muldrow, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Assistant Special Agent in Charge Felix Alvarado, and Alexis Torres, Secretary of the Puerto Rico Public Safety Department.
The charges against Felix Verdejo-Sanchez include kidnapping resulting in death, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 1201; carjacking resulting in death, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 2119(3); and intentionally killing an unborn child, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 1841, also known as the “Unborn Victims of Violence Act of 2004” or “Laci and Conner’s Law.”
The kidnapping and carjacking statutes include life imprisonment or the death penalty, and life imprisonment for the intentional killing of an unborn child.
“I commend our partners in the FBI, the Puerto Rico Police Bureau, and the Puerto Rico Public Safety Department for their dedicated and tireless efforts that led to the charges and arrest of the defendant,” said United States Attorney Muldrow. “We will continue working towards the ending of gender-based violence, and we offer our deepest condolences to the family of the victim.”
Felix Verdejo-Sanchez was arrested in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
The case is being prosecuted by Jonathan Gottfried, Chief of the Violent Crimes and National Security Section at the U.S. Attorney’s Office.
As noted above, the FBI and U.S. Attorney’s Office worked in close collaboration with the Puerto Rico Police Bureau and the Puerto Rico Public Safety Department in this case.
The public is reminded that criminal complaints and indictments contain only charges and are not evidence of guilt. Defendants are presumed to be innocent until and unless proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.
Key Facts
- State: Puerto Rico
- Category: Violent Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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