ICE Baltimore announced that it arrested Wilmer Antonio Echenique-Navarro, who was referred to as a “Venezuelan alien & Tren de Aragua gang member” on March 18. ICE noted that “@PGCorrections failed to honor ICE detainer & released him, putting MD residents at risk. He remains in ICE custody.” about a year after his arrest for a murder in an unincorporated section of Takoma Park.
Last year, the Prince George’s County Police Department’s (PGCPD) Homicide Unit identified and charged Wilmer Echenique-Navarro, who was wanted for the 2024 murder in the unincorporated section of Takoma Park. He was charged in connection with the murder of 40-year-old Derek Coleman of no fixed address.
Per PGCPD last year, “On March 3, 2024, at approximately 7:15 am, officers responded to the 6700 block of New Hampshire Avenue for a reported shooting. The victim was located in an apartment building stairwell suffering from a gunshot wound. He was pronounced dead on the scene.
Through various investigative techniques, detectives identified Echenique-Navarro as the suspect. On April 15, 2024, the PGPD’s Fugitive Unit located the suspect and took him into custody. He has admitted to shooting the victim. The motive remains under investigation.”
At the time, it was stated that Echenique-Navarro was charged with first and second degree murder and was in the custody of the Department of Corrections. The social media post by ICE’s Baltimore office shared that Echenique-Navarro is “facing removal.”
ICE Baltimore arrested Venezuelan alien & Tren de Aragua gang member Wilmer Antonio Echenique-Navarro, March 18 after @PGCorrections failed to honor ICE detainer & released him, putting MD residents at risk. He remains in ICE custody. @pgcountyexec pic.twitter.com/1idIQy404w
— ERO Baltimore (@EROBaltimore) March 27, 2025