Overview
- The detainer targets Werner Orosco-Clemente, also known as Wilmer Fuentes-Mejia, accused of killing 61-year-old Richard Ferguson Jr. in a Sept. 13 crash on Chalk Level Road.
- Durham police say the driver ran off the road, struck two signs, then hit Ferguson, and officials allege he was driving under the influence.
- Court records list charges including involuntary manslaughter, felony hit-and-run causing death, driving while license revoked for impairment, reckless driving, and failure to maintain control.
- The defendant remains in the Durham County Detention Center on a $5 million secured bond, and the ICE detainer would apply only if he posts bond.
- DHS says the suspect is a Guatemalan national deported in 2020 who later re-entered the U.S. illegally, and officials criticized prior local releases after DUI and assault arrests.