Police warned prosecutors about illegal immigration before the killings

Newly discovered emails show the Fairfax County Police Department alerted the state attorney about a convicted felon who has been arrested more than 30 times at least three times before he stabbed to death a mother in the Washington, DC area.

Abdul Jalloh, 32, is charged with first degree murder after allegedly stabbing to death Stephanie Minter, 41, at a bus stop in Fairfax County, Virginia, in late February.

Jalloh, an illegal immigrant from Sierra Leone in West Africa who had lived in Virginia since he was 9 years old, was arrested at a liquor store one day after he was stabbed when an employee called 911 to report that Jalloh was shoplifting.

According to the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Jalloh entered the country in 2012 and has been arrested more than a dozen times in northern Virginia.

His criminal record includes more than 30 arrests for rape, aggravated assault, assault, drug possession, identity theft, trespassing, robbery, firing a weapon, contributing to the delinquency of a minor, and extortion, yet his charges are dismissed by local prosecutors almost every time, according to DHS.

Emails obtained by WJLA show the Fairfax County Police Department (FCPD) alerted Fairfax County Commonwealth’s Attorney Steve Descano’s office about Jalloh at least three times, but no action was taken to remove him from the country.

In an email to Fairfax County Attorney Chief Jenna Sands, the Fairfax County police chief said they wanted to announce Jalloh’s release because he was “one of the more repeat (and violent) offenders” they had previously discussed.

Abdul Jalloh was spotted on a bus in Virginia. (Fairfax County Police Department)

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“I wanted to get your background on why he got out so soon and ask if his previous suspended sentence (which I believe was 5 years) was upheld by your office? Unfortunately, based on MTV Station’s many interactions with him, it’s not a question of if, but when he will do more harm (or worse) again. My role to keep the public safe, makes me follow his situation,” the senior wrote.

In another email discussing the bond notice from August 2025, an FCPD employee told Assistant Police Chief Brooke Wright that Jalloh had more than 100 involvements with the FCPD, resulting in many crimes ranging from theft to violent crime, according to the outlet.

“JALLOH’s crimes started with incidents of domestic violence and went as far as hitting other victims and threatening them with weapons (knives),” the employee wrote in an email. “He has been involved in many stabbing incidents where the victims point out that he is the one responsible for these crimes. This year JALLOH was a serious crime where he stabbed a man in May 2025, where he got a bond on July 31, 2025 – three weeks later, this incident happened where he hit an old man on the head.”

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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 (nolle prossed)

2015: Assault on a family member (nolle prossed)

2017: ID theft to avoid arrest (guilty)

2017: Assault (guilty)

2018: Possession of marijuana (guilty)

2018: Destruction of property (guilty) – Actual charge: malicious shooting / throwing of a residential structure

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

2018: Rape (advanced)

2018: Grand larceny (nolle prossed)

2022: Skipping (nolle prossed)

2023: Trespassing (guilty)

2023: Misbehavior (offense)

2023: Having a schedule of three things (guilty) – Actual payment: having a schedule of one or two things

2023: Cruel Injury (advanced)

2023: Felony wounding (felony) – Sentenced to seven years, with five years suspended

2023: Theft of personal property (nolle prossed)

2024: Petit larceny (nolle prossed)

2024: Skipping (nolle prossed)

2024: Petit larceny (nolle prossed)

2024: Misbehavior (nolle prossed)

2024: Brutal Damage (advanced)

2024: Failure to appear in court (dismissed)

2025: Cruel injury

*Nolle under pressure refers to the prosecutor’s official decision to withdraw criminal charges.

In an email response, Wright said Sands “had some discussion about victimless prosecution in court for the stabbing under the circumstances and was in the middle of victimless prosecution.”

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

“For the reasons and reasons set forth in this document, we request that you object to his continued detention at ADC,” the official wrote.

The email also described an incident on May 4, 2025 when Jalloh was accused of stabbing a man in the leg while he was sleeping with his girlfriend.

“Without hesitation, the victim testified that Jallow was the one who stabbed him. Jallow was charged with multiple counts of wounding and was convicted of one in 2023 and [is] “He is currently under investigation for the aforementioned crime and is staying in a room provided by the OAR,” the officer wrote.

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

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Similar to another email, the officer included a list of previous police involvements, including an incident on April 14, 2024, in which Jalloh is accused of stabbing 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 the woman in the head after attacking her and robbing her of money, according to the email.

Other incidents include Jalloh allegedly strangling a woman, stepping on her, burning her chest and raping her in October 2018, stabbing someone inside a McDonald’s in January 2023, and stabbing an old man in February 2023.

The email also said police have a record of 178 arrests, describing Jalloh as a known criminal and noting that he is “often drunk/high and has drugs on his person.”

(Department of Homeland Security/Getty Images)

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“DANGER This person has a long history of stabbing members of the public and is currently on trial for doing the same thing,” the officer wrote. “He has shown no regard for human life and is a danger to society.”

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

A spokesman for the governor told WJLA that DHS would need to provide a signed court order from a local judge to confirm Jalloh’s deportation.

“It’s a sacred place [Gov. Abigail Spanberger] fighting to protect the Whistleblower over American citizens,” DHS wrote in the X post. “This monster is guilty of stabbing to death Stephanie Minter. ICE does not need judicial warrants to make arrests. ICE warriors will continue to arrest and remove criminals like illegal aliens in the Commonwealth when Governor Spanberger RELEASED them from prisons into Virginia communities to commit more crimes and create more victims.”

In early February, Spanberger he ended cooperation with the state agencies and federal immigration officials in an executive order, saying it is “gravely concerned that federal law enforcement actions across the country are eroding trust,” adding that immigration law “contributes to a culture of fear and mistrust.”

A spokesperson for the Fairfax County Commonwealth’s Attorney’s Office told Fox News Digital that their office is “aware of Jalloh’s criminal history and shares the police’s concern about his potential future danger – which is why our Chief Deputy Commonwealth’s Attorney personally handled these cases.”

A spokesman said prosecutors “will explore many different avenues for a successful prosecution, but ultimately our decisions are dictated by what evidence is available and what is legally admissible and possible in the courts of Fairfax.”

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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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