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Drunk-driving suspect held as illegal immigrant

MSHP badge goldA suburban Kansas City, Kansas man was arrested after a non-injury accident Wednesday in Buchanan County. He’s now being held as an illegal immigrant.

According to an arrest report from the Missouri State Highway Patrol, Victorino Ortega-Martinez was taken to the Buchanan County Jail for a 24-hour hold on suspicion of DWI, Careless and Imprudent Driving and not having a valid license. A Buchanan County judge ruled there was insufficient probable cause for a warrant, but bond was denied when it was learned that Ortega-Martinez was in the country illegally.

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