04-23-2009, 09:52 PM
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Published April 22, 2009 | 12:04 a.m.
Homicide suspect disappears before sentencing in fatal crash
BY JESSICA STEPHEN
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An Illinois man with a history of running from local authorities has apparently fled again.
Raymond L. Nieves, 27, of Waukegan, failed to show up for sentencing Monday, disappearing just as he did after being charged in 2005 for a deadly car crash and as he did just after another crash in 2004.
This time police are seeking Nieves not only for sentencing but also as a suspect in a pair of slayings, one in Waukegan and one in Milwaukee. Nieves and Johnny Maldonado, 18, are being sought on temporary warrants through the Milwaukee Police Department for first-degree intentional homicide.
Authorities blocked off part of 87th Place in Kenosha last week as tactical officers with guns drawn surrounded a home at 1514 87th Place to search for the two, who are wanted for a March 22 homicide in Waukegan and an April 11 homicide in Milwaukee.
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Nieves and Maldonado were not found.
Word of Nievesâ wanted status reached Kenosha County Circuit Judge Wilbur W. Warren III on Monday, when Nieves was set to be sentenced for the fatal drunken driving crash.
Nieves disappeared in May 2005, shortly after being charged for causing the accident that killed Estanislao Hernandez. Nieves was about to be sentenced for eluding police in 2004 when he disappeared.
In the 2004 case, Nieves was charged for a chase that ended in a crash after he was clocked at 97 mph on southbound Interstate 94, near Highway 165.
Nieves reportedly refused to stop for authorities, then crashed into a guardrail when he tried to get off the freeway at Russell Road. He ran away, but authorities found him nearby.
âI ran because I donât have a license,â Nieves said at the time.
In the fatal crash in 2005, a police officer reportedly spotted Nieves driving 83 mph in a 35 mph zone. Nieves pulled over, but sped away when the officer asked him to turn his car off.
Nieves reportedly drove about 70 mph as he entered Pleasant Prairie. He drove east in the westbound lanes of 128th Street, then turned on Green Bay Road and drove through a red light with his headlights off, a criminal complaint says.
An officer found Nieves after Nieves turned onto Highway ML. His car was in pieces and his passenger, Hernandez, had been thrown from the car. Hernandez landed in a ditch about 125 feet away.
Nieves was still in his car and smelled strongly of alcohol, an officer said.
Hernandez suffered a broken pelvis and two broken legs. He died about six weeks after the crash.
Nieves was returned to court in 2007, but released on a $10,000 cash bond. Sentencing had been scheduled for Monday.
An arrest warrant has since been issued for Nievesâ failure to come to court. If arrested, he would be held without bond.
Anyone with information about Nieves should call the Kenosha Police Department Detective Bureau at (262) 605-5203. People also could call Kenosha Area CrimeStoppers at (262) 656-7333 or (800) 807-TIPS. Callers can be anonymous. A reward is possible.
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Published April 22, 2009 | 12:04 a.m.
Homicide suspect disappears before sentencing in fatal crash
BY JESSICA STEPHEN
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An Illinois man with a history of running from local authorities has apparently fled again.
Raymond L. Nieves, 27, of Waukegan, failed to show up for sentencing Monday, disappearing just as he did after being charged in 2005 for a deadly car crash and as he did just after another crash in 2004.
This time police are seeking Nieves not only for sentencing but also as a suspect in a pair of slayings, one in Waukegan and one in Milwaukee. Nieves and Johnny Maldonado, 18, are being sought on temporary warrants through the Milwaukee Police Department for first-degree intentional homicide.
Authorities blocked off part of 87th Place in Kenosha last week as tactical officers with guns drawn surrounded a home at 1514 87th Place to search for the two, who are wanted for a March 22 homicide in Waukegan and an April 11 homicide in Milwaukee.
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Nieves and Maldonado were not found.
Word of Nievesâ wanted status reached Kenosha County Circuit Judge Wilbur W. Warren III on Monday, when Nieves was set to be sentenced for the fatal drunken driving crash.
Nieves disappeared in May 2005, shortly after being charged for causing the accident that killed Estanislao Hernandez. Nieves was about to be sentenced for eluding police in 2004 when he disappeared.
In the 2004 case, Nieves was charged for a chase that ended in a crash after he was clocked at 97 mph on southbound Interstate 94, near Highway 165.
Nieves reportedly refused to stop for authorities, then crashed into a guardrail when he tried to get off the freeway at Russell Road. He ran away, but authorities found him nearby.
âI ran because I donât have a license,â Nieves said at the time.
In the fatal crash in 2005, a police officer reportedly spotted Nieves driving 83 mph in a 35 mph zone. Nieves pulled over, but sped away when the officer asked him to turn his car off.
Nieves reportedly drove about 70 mph as he entered Pleasant Prairie. He drove east in the westbound lanes of 128th Street, then turned on Green Bay Road and drove through a red light with his headlights off, a criminal complaint says.
An officer found Nieves after Nieves turned onto Highway ML. His car was in pieces and his passenger, Hernandez, had been thrown from the car. Hernandez landed in a ditch about 125 feet away.
Nieves was still in his car and smelled strongly of alcohol, an officer said.
Hernandez suffered a broken pelvis and two broken legs. He died about six weeks after the crash.
Nieves was returned to court in 2007, but released on a $10,000 cash bond. Sentencing had been scheduled for Monday.
An arrest warrant has since been issued for Nievesâ failure to come to court. If arrested, he would be held without bond.
Anyone with information about Nieves should call the Kenosha Police Department Detective Bureau at (262) 605-5203. People also could call Kenosha Area CrimeStoppers at (262) 656-7333 or (800) 807-TIPS. Callers can be anonymous. A reward is possible.
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