Honduran National Faces Multiple Charges in Georgia Killing

Hector David Sagastume Rivas, a 21-year-old undocumented immigrant from Honduras, has pleaded not guilty to charges including malice murder, aggravated assault, rape, aggravated sexual battery, and necrophilia in the killing of Camillia Williams, a 52-year-old grandmother from Cobb County, Georgia. Authorities say Williams' body was found in March and allege that Rivas killed her by choking her and using his full body weight on her neck. Rivas, who entered the U.S. illegally in March 2021 and was under a deportation order since July 2023, was arrested several days after the incident and remains in jail without bond. ICE has lodged an immigration detainer against him. The case has reignited debate over U.S. immigration policy, with Williams' family and some officials criticizing failures in deportation enforcement. Rivas' trial is scheduled for June 23.