Police warned prosecutors about illegal immigrant before murder

Newly disclosed emails show that the Fairfax County Police Department warned the county’s commonwealth’s attorney about a criminal illegal immigrant who was arrested more than 30 times at least three times before he allegedly stabbed a mother to death in the Washington, D.C., area.

Abdul Jalloh, 32, was charged with murder after Stephanie Minter, 41, was stabbed to death at a bus stop in Fairfax County, Virginia, in late February.

Jalloh, N Illegal immigrant From Sierra Leone in West Africa who had lived in Virginia since the age of nine, he was arrested at a liquor store a day after the stabbing when an employee called 911 to report that Jalloh was shoplifting.

Abdul Jalloh (32 years old) is accused of killing Stephanie Minter (41 years old) at a bus station in Virginia. (Fairfax County Police Department; available)

According to the US Department of Homeland Security, Jalloh entered the country in 2012 and arrested more than a dozen people in Northern Virginia.

His criminal history includes more than 30 arrests on charges of rape, malicious wounding, assault, drug possession, identity theft, trespassing, robbery, shooting, contributing to the delinquency of a minor, and pickpocketing, yet the charges against him were dropped by local prosecutors almost every time, according to the Department of Homeland Security.

Emails received previously WJLA The Fairfax County Sheriff’s Department (FCPD) showed that it had alerted Fairfax County Prosecutor Steve Descano’s office about Jalloh on at least three occasions, but no action was taken to remove him from the country.

In an email to Jenna Sands, Fairfax County’s chief deputy commonwealth’s attorney, a Fairfax County police major said he wanted to bring Jalloh’s release to her attention because he is “one of the repeat (and violent) offenders” they had previously discussed.

Abdul Jalouh on a bus in Virginia (Fairfax County Police Department)

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“I wanted to get some background on why he got out so quickly and ask if your office has implemented his previous suspended sentence (5 years, I believe)? Unfortunately, based on MTV’s numerous dealings with him, the question is not whether he will be harmed (or worse) again, but rather my role in keeping the public safe, prompts me to monitor his situation.”

In another email discussing the bond alert from August 2025, an FCPD employee told Assistant Police Chief Brock Wright that Jalloh had more than 100 incidents with FCPD resulting in multiple charges spanning from robbery to violent crimes, according to the outlet.

“Jalloh’s crimes began with domestic violence incidents and escalated to assaulting other victims and making threats with weapons (knives),” the employee wrote in the email. “He has been involved in several stabbing incidents where victims identified him as the perpetrator in these cases. This year, Jalloh was the perpetrator in a malicious wounding case where he stabbed a man in May 2025, for which he was granted bail on July 31, 2025 – three weeks later, this incident occurred where he assaulted an older man and stomped his head on the ground.”

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The employee added a list of Jalloh’s criminal history to the email, which included:

2014: Assault on a family member (Nol Proceed)

2015: Assault on a family member (nolle prossed)

2017: Identity theft to avoid arrest (guilty)

2017: Assault (guilty)

2018: Possession of Marijuana (Guilty)

2018: Destruction of Property (Guilty) – Original Charge: Shooting/Harmful Shooting at Occupied Building

2018: Contributing to the delinquency of a minor (nolle prossed)

2018: Rape (nolle prosed)

2018: grand theft (nolle prossed)

2022: trespassing (nolle prossed)

2023: Trespassing (guilty)

2023: Disorderly Conduct (Guilty)

2023: Possession of a Schedule III Substance (Guilty) – Original Charge: Possession of a Schedule I Substance or Two

2023: nolle wound

2023: Wounding (guilty) – sentenced to seven years in prison, suspended for five years probation.

2023: Stealing property from someone (nolle prossed)

2024: Petty theft (nolle prossed)

2024: trespassing (nolle prossed)

2024: Petty theft (nolle prossed)

2024: Disorderly conduct (nolle prossed)

2024: nolle wound

2024: Failure to appear in court (dismissed)

2025: A malicious wound

*The pressure on Noli refers to the prosecutor’s official decision to drop the criminal charges.

In response to the email, Wright said Sands “had a specific conversation about prosecuting them without a victim in court for stabbing under the circumstances, and was on board with a victimless trial.”

In an email obtained by WJLA in May 2025, police emailed Fairfax County Commonwealth’s Attorney Steve Descano’s office — including Sands and other prosecutors — warning that Jalloh “has a history of stabbing community members and was on probation during the recent assault.”

“For these reasons and the reasons stated in the document, we ask you to state that he remains detained at the Center for the Defense of Democracy,” an officer wrote.

The email also detailed an incident on May 4, 2025, in which Jalloh allegedly stabbed a man in the leg while he was sleeping with his girlfriend.

“Without hesitation, the victim stated that Gallo was the person who stabbed him. Gallo was charged with multiple malicious woundings and was convicted of one in 2023 and [is] “Currently off probation for the above offense and living in a hotel room provided by OAR,” the officer wrote.

OAR is a non-profit organization in Fairfax County that provides “alternatives to incarceration” for criminals.

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Similar to the other email, the officer listed previous police involvement, including an incident on April 14, 2024, during which Jalloh allegedly stabbed a homeless man in the head and upper body while he was sleeping at a bus stop, telling him, “Get up, you can’t sleep here.”

Later that same day, Jalloh allegedly stabbed a woman in the head after attacking her and stealing her money, according to the email.

Other incidents included Jalloh choking a woman, stomping on her, burning her chest and raping her in October 2018, stabbing a person inside a McDonald’s restaurant in January 2023, and stabbing an elderly man in February 2023.

The email also said police had a record of 178 incidents, citing Jalloh as a known shoplifter, and noting that he was “often intoxicated/high and with drugs in his system.”

Virginia Governor Abigail Spanberger said the Department of Homeland Security would need to submit a warrant signed by a local judge to secure Jalloh’s deportation. (Department of Homeland Security/Getty Images)

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“risk “This individual has a long history of stabbing community members and is currently on probation for doing this very thing. He has demonstrated a blatant disregard for human life and poses a danger to the community,” the officer wrote.

Despite Galloh’s criminal history and Minter’s recent murder, Virginia Democratic Gov. Abigail Spanberger She said she would not honor a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detainer, which is a written request for law enforcement to maintain someone’s custody for up to 48 hours after their scheduled release to allow for their transfer to ICE custody.

A spokesperson for the governor told WJLA that the Department of Homeland Security would need to submit a warrant signed by a local judge to secure Jalloh’s deportation.

“haven [Gov. Abigail Spanberger] “Fighting to protect the murderer of American citizens,” the Department of Homeland Security wrote in the X post. “This monster is responsible for fatally stabbing Stephanie Minter. ICE does not need warrants to make arrests.

“ICE heroes will continue to arrest and remove Criminal illegal aliens Across the commonwealth as Governor Spanberger releases them from prisons and into Virginia communities to commit more crimes and create more victims.

In early February, Spanberger He ended cooperation with state agencies And federal immigration authorities through an executive directive, claiming they have “serious concerns that chaotic federal enforcement actions across the country are eroding years of trust,” adding that immigration enforcement “contributes to a culture of fear and mistrust.”

A spokesperson for the Fairfax County Prosecutor’s Office told Fox News Digital that the office “was aware of Jalloh’s criminal history and shared police’s concerns about potential danger in the future. That is why the Commonwealth’s Attorney handled these cases personally.”

Prosecutors “will often explore many different avenues to a successful prosecution, but ultimately, our decisions are limited by available testimony and what is legally and practically permissible in the Fairfax courts,” the spokesperson said.

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The Fairfax County Police Department and Spanberger’s office did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital’s requests for comment.

Fox News Digital’s Preston Mizell contributed to this report.

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