Fox News has confirmed that the murder suspect accused of strangling a Georgia mother of five in a random attack last week is an illegal immigrant from Honduras. This individual, David Hector Rivas-Sagastume, was apprehended and then released at the southern border by the Biden administration in March 2021.
Furthermore, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) disclosed that Rivas-Sagastume has been under a deportation order since July 2023.
The charges against Rivas-Sagastume include capital murder in relation to the tragic death of Camilia Williams, a 52-year-old mother of five and grandmother. Authorities reported that her body was discovered discarded in a wooded area.
“He was issued a notice to appear and paroled into the country by the previous administration,” the statement said. “A judge ordered him removed on July 11, 2023. On March 18, 2025, he was arrested by the Cobb County Police Department for capital murder and other crimes.”
“ICE has lodged an immigration detainer with the Cobb County Jail. President Trump and Secretary Noem will not allow criminal illegal aliens—including accused murderers—to be loose on America’s streets.”
Rivas-Sagastume is being held on no bond, according to jail records.
Williams’ killing has drawn parallels to the murder of Laken Riley, who was also murdered in Georgia by an illegal immigrant who was caught and released by border authorities. He was later convicted of Riley’s murder.
Laken Riley poses for a photo posted to Facebook. Riley, a nursing student at the University of Georgia, was found dead near a lake on campus on Feb. 22. An illegal immigrant has been charged with her murder. (Laken Riley/Facebook)
Riley’s body was also left in the woods.Â
