Illegal immigrant charged with murder of Virginia man found in woman’s home – Washington Examiner
An illegal immigrant from El Salvador, Jose Velasquez-Martinez, has been charged wiht teh murder of a Virginia man, Brandon Probst. The incident occurred on March 27, outside a woman’s home in Warrenton, where Probst was allegedly stabbed in the neck following an altercation. After staggering into the home of Joette Breeden, Probst was found bleeding and later died at a hospital due to his injuries. Velasquez-Martinez was arrested on March 31 and confirmed by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to be illegally present in the U.S. as 2011.Breeden commented on the issue of illegal immigration, acknowledging that while many come seeking a better life, there are individuals who pose risks to public safety.
Illegal immigrant charged with stabbing to death Virginia man found in woman’s home
An illegal immigrant was charged with the murder of a Virginia man, who was allegedly stabbed and staggered into a woman’s home before he died.
Jose Velasquez-Martinez, a 27-year-old El Salvador native, allegedly stabbed Brandon Probst, 29, in the neck. The incident followed an altercation on March 27 outside a woman’s residence in Warrenton, Virginia, according to a Monday report citing the Fauquier County Sheriff’s Office.
Probst entered the home of Joette Breeden, who discovered him bleeding at approximately 10:00 p.m., according to the report.
🚨 Fauquier County, VA: Illegal alien Jose Velasquez-Martinez was arrested for Murder in the stabbing death of Brandon Probst.
“Jose Velasquez-Martinez, 27, is an illegally present Salvadoran national.” https://t.co/DvASQZFwF2 pic.twitter.com/svfJG40w00
— Illegal Alien Crimes (@ImmigrantCrimes) April 4, 2025
Breeden alerted emergency officials, and Probst was taken to a nearby hospital, where he died of his injuries.
Although Breeden did not know who stabbed Probst, Velasquez-Martinez was taken into custody on March 31 and charged with murder and malicious wounding, according to authorities.
Velasquez-Martinez was confirmed as an illegal immigrant by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
“Jose Velasquez-Martinez, 27, is an illegally present Salvadoran national,” an ICE spokesperson said in a statement to Fox 5 DC. “He illegally entered the United States on an unknown date in 2011, at an unknown location, and without being inspected, admitted, or paroled by a U.S. immigration official.”
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Breeden said bad actors are a consequence of illegal immigration.
“I think there’s a lot of illegal immigrants here,” she said. “I think some are here honestly trying to make a better life for themselves, but unfortunately, among those, there are people like this that we come across.”
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