Exclusive | Activist San Diego judge frees Machete-wielding MS-13 executioner known as the witch

A machete-wielding MS-13 executioner known as “the witch” has been cut loose by an “activist” federal judge in California despite facing an aggravated murder warrant in El Salvador.David Antonio Aviles Perez, 35, was captured by ICE agents in San Diego in April on an international warrant accusing him of aggravated murder.He had been held in federal custody pending his removal from the US.But before authorities could arrange for his extradition, Aviles Perez was released last Wednesday by federal Judge Jinsook Ohta, who ordered his release from a southern California ICE detention facility by 5 p.m.the following day.

   A federal law enforcement official with knowledge of the case blasted the decision.“Criminal aliens are being released from ICE custody by activist judges on courts across the country,” said the official, who asked to remain anonymous. “These judges are becoming emboldened by the failure of lower-level federal prosecutors to appeal their increasingly extreme decisions due to staffing and resource constraints,” the official told The California Post.

“We should all feel scandalized by that.” California's top news, sports and entertainment delivered to your inbox every day.Please provide a valid email.

By clicking above you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.Never miss a story Ohta said in her decision that Aviles Perez — who still has an active aggravated murder warrant in El Salvador — must be released unless federal authorities can prove at a bail hearing that he poses a danger to the community or is a flight risk.The release comes despite the allegations against Aviles Perez, who was wanted in El Salvador in connection with a brutal gang murder.The judge previously served as an attorney before being appointed to the San Diego County Superior Court in 2020 by Gov.

Gavin Newsom.She was appointed to the federal bench in the Southern District of Califo...