How a noncitizen suspected killer got caught and released by Newsom-appointed judge: timeline

The suspect charged in the stabbing death of a California man in an otherwise quiet East Bay suburb has a history of prior arrests and originally entered the U.S. during the George W.

Bush administration, according to records.

Marcos Iriarte-Valdez, alternatively identified by DHS as Marcos Valdezusper, was arrested Friday at his home in Contra Costa County, California, after police said he stabbed and killed 68-year-old retiree Todd Stewart during an apparent burglary attempt.

"The investigation is ongoing and our understanding of the incident may change as more individuals are interviewed and evidence is collected and analyzed," the Martinez Police Department said.

Iriarte-Valdez was "legally admitted" to the U.S. in 2007, according to information provided by ICE.

Fox News Digital reached out to the agency for further clarity on what happened between then and when he was deemed an "illegal alien" by DHS on X more recently.

DEADLY HOSPITAL STABBING PUTS NEWSOM UNDER PRESSURE OVER ICE DETAINER FIGHT Iriarte-Valdez hails from Venezuela but has Spanish citizenship.

Iriarte-Valdez was arrested earlier this year on at least two charges of residential burglary with persons present stemming from incidents in Orinda April 29, according to Martinez police.

He was out on pretrial release for those charges when he was arrested again Aug.

4 for violating his home detention monitoring rules, according to authorities.

FEDS ADMIT FAILURE TO DISCLOSE MURDER WARRANT TO JUDGE WHO ORDERED RELEASE OF DOMINICAN MIGRANT One day later, Contra Costa Superior Court Judge Nichelle Holmes, an appointee of Gov.

Gavin Newsom , released Iriarte-Valdez on his own recognizance and returned him to home detention monitoring.

Then, on Aug.

6, surveillance video showed Iriarte-Valdez wearing a tactical vest and emerging from a Cadillac before he allegedly stabbed Stewart, who was heard screaming in pain.