Suspects in LA murder of good Samaritan who tried to stop catalytic converter theft were in country illegally

Two execution suspects who allegedly killed a bully Samaritan successful Los Angeles County portion helium was attempting to halt them from stealing his neighbor’s catalytic converter were successful the state illegally and person lengthy transgression records, Fox News has learned. 

Wilber Alberto Rabanales and Jose Christian Saravia Sanchez were arrested by constabulary successful the Los Angeles suburb of Inglewood Thursday for the Feb. 25 execution of Juan Miguel Sanchez. 

The incidental was caught connected surveillance video. 

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Jose Christian Saravia Sanchez, left, and Wilber Alberto Rabanales were arrested by constabulary successful the Los Angeles suburb of Inglewood Thursday for the Feb. 25 execution of Juan Miguel Sanchez.  (Inglewood Police Department)

Rabanales, a Guatemalan national, has been arrested astatine slightest 15 times successful the past fewer years successful the county, predominantly connected weapon charges, expansive theft, burglary and cause charges, constabulary sources told Fox News. 

He has aggregate expansive theft arrests, mostly for stealing catalytic converters, and past charges for aggregate DUIs, conspiracy, felon successful possession of a gun, possession of burglary tools, possession of meth, possession of stolen spot and felony hit-and-run during a constabulary pursuit.

Sanchez has been arrested astatine slightest a twelve times, mostly for expansive theft, weapon charges, drugs, burglary, kidnapping, possession of meth and possession of burglary tools, the sources said. 

Fox News Digital has reached retired to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. 

Juan Miguel Sanchez was allegedly changeable and killed by the suspects aft helium confronted them without violence.  (FOX 11)

The unfortunate was changeable successful the thorax aft helium confronted the suspects portion they were allegedly attempting to bargain the catalytic converter, FOX 11 reported. 

The suspects escaped successful a car and were aboriginal arrested astatine a motel successful Cudahy, California, astir 15 miles eastbound of Inglewood. 

The victim’s sister, Susana Sanchez, said helium would person turned 49 April 4. 

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"You took a large portion of our heart," she said successful an interrogation with FOX 11. 

His household told the presumption helium had near for enactment earlier 4 a.m. that greeting due to the fact that helium wanted to get an aboriginal commencement astatine his job, wherever helium had conscionable been promoted portion moving to cleanable up aft the Palisades Fire. 

A memorial for Juan Sanchez (FOX 11)

"He was a large antheral of faith, ne'er missed wide connected Sunday," his sister said. "He volunteered connected Sunday mornings astatine church."

She added that helium was the sole supplier for his family.

"And present he’s gone, leaving my sister-in-law and 2 sons," she added. 

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The household told FOX 11 the unfortunate had told his woman she should permission her occupation portion she underwent chemotherapy aft being diagnosed with cancer.