High-ranking Tren de Aragua gangster murdered two American women, captured across country: feds

A high-ranking subordinate of the convulsive Venezuelan thoroughfare pack Tren de Aragua is down bars for the alleged murders of 2 women successful Illinois earlier this year. 

Ricardo Gonzales, 32, was arrested successful Cobb County, Georgia past week successful a associated cognition led by the U.S. Marshals Service Southeast Regional Fugitive Task Force, the Chicago Police Department and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), according to the Department of Justice. 

"This defendant’s crimes against American women are horrific, and helium is precisely the benignant of Alien Enemy the Trump medication is warring to region from this state successful bid to marque America harmless again," Attorney General Pam Bondi said successful a statement.

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Ricardo Gonzales appears successful a mugshot aft being arrested for speeding and driving without a licence successful Cobb County, Georgia connected Nov. 5, 2000. (Cobb County Sheriff's Office)

Gonzales was wanted connected an apprehension warrant for alleged kidnapping, and connected probable origin for 2 counts of first-degree execution and attempted first-degree murder. 

Prosecutors allege connected Jan. 28, Gonzales kidnapped 3 women, transported them to an alley successful Chicago and changeable them successful the head. The surviving unfortunate managed to telephone 911 and 2 of the women were pronounced dormant connected the scene. 

Gonzales was booked into the Cobb County Jail and is awaiting extradition to Chicago. As authorities were closing successful connected Gonzales, 5 further individuals were arrested and transported to ICE detention facilities. 

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Salvadoran constabulary officers escort alleged members of the Venezuelan pack Tren de Aragua precocious deported by the U.S. authorities to beryllium imprisoned successful the Terrorism Confinement Center (CECOT) prison, arsenic portion of an statement with the Salvadoran government, successful Tecoluca, El Salvador, successful this handout representation obtained March 16, 2025.  (Secretaria de Prensa de la Presidencia/Handout via Reuters)

The Cobb County Sheriff’s Office and Chicago Police Department did not instantly respond to Fox News Digital’s petition for comment. 

"This lawsuit is simply a reflection of the tireless enactment the U.S. Marshal Service and partnering agencies enactment successful to marque definite justness has its time successful court," USMS Acting Director Mark Pittella said successful a statement. "Every apprehension contributes to safer communities and demonstrates our unwavering committedness to protecting the public." 

The apprehension came days earlier the U.S. resumed deportation flights to Venezuela aft President Donald Trump struck a woody with Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro. 

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Venezuelan migrants locomotion pursuing their accomplishment connected a formation aft being deported from the United States, successful Caracas, Venezuela, March 24, 2025.  (REUTERS/Leonardo Fernandez Viloria)

On Sunday, a formation carrying 199 amerciable Venezuelan aliens – including members of Tren de Aragua – departed the U.S. en way to Honduras for an evident hand-off to the Venezuelan government, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) confirmed to Fox News Digital.  

The formation signified the extremity to a weeks-long standoff betwixt the Trump medication and Maduro aft the Venezuelan president refused to judge deportees from the U.S.   

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In caller weeks, astir 350 migrants person been sent backmost to Venezuela via deportation flights. 

"Venezuela is obligated to judge its repatriated citizens from the U.S.," Secretary of State Marco Rubio said successful a connection posted to societal media. "This is not an contented for statement oregon negotiation."