ICE detainee in custody after escaping in Northern Virginia
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Version 0 of 1. A man detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement who escaped in Northern Virginia on Monday was captured, ICE officials said. An ICE spokeswoman said in a statement that Marlo Danilo Rivas Mendez, initially identified as Carlos Rivas-Mendez, escaped in Loudoun County near Dulles International Airport and was recaptured. In a statement, a spokeswoman for the Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office, which assisted ICE in the search, said Rivas Mendez was 27 and from Sterling, Va. Rivas Mendez was arrested by Loudoun deputies for public intoxication about 11:10 a.m. Monday, the spokeswoman said. After ICE placed a detainer on him, he was transferred into that agency’s custody without incident, according to the spokeswoman. Shortly afterward, authorities say he assaulted federal transport personnel and escaped in the area of the Dulles Toll Road between the exits of Loudoun County Parkway and Old Ox Road. He was rearrested without incident about 2:20 p.m. near Mercure Circle and Old Ox Road, according to the statement. Court documents indicated Rivas Mendez is a citizen of El Salvador. He escaped after striking an ICE transportation officer when one of his handcuffs was loosened after he complained they were too tight. Rivas Mendez, who now faces assault charges in Loudoun, is again in ICE custody, police said. |