U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrested Amilcar Josue Villalvir Mendez, a citizen of Honduras, at the Northampton County Prison in Easton on February 27.
Prison officials failed to honour an immigration detainer and turn Villalvir over to ICE officials within the security of the prison, thus risking the safety of the public, the officers and Villalvir himself.
Villalvir is a criminal alien with prior convictions for aggravated assault, theft by unlawful taking, possession of marijuana, speeding more than 25 MPH over the speed limit and retail theft.
Villalvir was arrested by the Palmer Township Police Department on September 27, 2021, for aggravated assault, simple assault, and harassment after police were dispatched to a residence for a report of a domestic disturbance.
Villalvir pled guilty on March 31, 2002, in the Northampton County Court of Common Pleas to aggravated assault and was sentenced to six to 23 months’ confinement. He was resentenced to one year to 23 months less than two days of confinement after violating the original terms.
Villalvir was arrested again by the Palmer Township Police Department for access device fraud, theft by unlawful taking, and receiving stolen property on February 26, 2024.
His girlfriend, the previous assault victim, died of a drug overdose on October 29, 2023, and the next day, just hours after she had passed away, Villalvir was observed on video surveillance withdrawing money from her bank account at an ATM.
Villalvir pled guilty to theft by unlawful taking in the Northampton County Magisterial District Court.
