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NJ supermarket kidnapper remained in U.S. illegally, ICE says
TOMS RIVER — The man charged with kidnapping a woman at knifepoint from a food store was living in the United States illegally after overstaying his visa.
Luis Moreno-Gutierrez, 21, kidnapped woman who knew from the parking lot of an Aldi on Route 70 in Toms River on Feb. 24 after a fight, according to Toms River police. The victim was assaulted and found a short time later at another location.
Moreno-Gutierrez was arrested in Englewood.
Toms River Police Chief Mitch Little told New Jersey 101.5 in an email the woman is "home and healing well."
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ICE detainer triggered by arrest
The Ocean County Jail record of Moreno-Gutierrez's arrest noted that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement had a detainer on the Colombian citizen.
An ICE spokesman told New Jersey 101.5 on Wednesday that Moreno-Gutierrez entered the U.S. as a non-immigrant but did not leave on Feb. 13 per his terms of admission.
After Moreno-Gutierrez was charged in the kidnapping, the detainer was lodged the same day, according to the spokesman. Jail records show he is still being held.
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