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(NewsNation) — Daniel Ramos is one of the good Samaritans in New York who helped take down a migrant now charged in the rape of a 13-year-old.
The arrest of Christian Inga, 25, was made possible after the NYPD released sketches of photos of the suspect and asked the community for their help identifying him. The NYPD says they immediately began receiving tips with the suspect’s first and last name and Facebook account.
A group of people who knew what bodega Inga frequented decided to get together and waited there for him. When he showed up, the group reportedly overpowered and held him down as he fought back until police arrived on the scene.
“I left work to go to the bodega to wait for him to come back,” Ramos told NewsNation’s “Vargas Reports.” “He tried to explain himself, but we didn’t want to hear anything. I told him what he did was wrong.”
Ramos said Inga “tried to get away” and said he “didn’t care what he did.”
The Ecuadorian migrant is expected to appear in court Wednesday. Inga is charged with rape, sex abuse, robbery, kidnapping, criminal possession of a weapon, menacing and unlawful imprisonment, according to NYPD Chief of Detectives Joseph Kenny.
Authorities say Inga came to the U.S. from Ecuador illegally in 2021 through Eagle Pass, Texas, with a 3-year-old child. Once he crossed over, he was arrested and fingerprinted, his DNA was taken and he was then was released awaiting his court date, a common procedure for most migrants encountered at the border.
After being released, he made his way north to New York. He didn’t previously have a criminal record but has had a few run-ins with the NYPD over the years. The three encounters with the police ended in summons and a domestic violence accusation also did not lead to an arrest.
A future court date will be set Wednesday and Inga will likely be remanded to custody.
NewsNation’s Caitlyn Becker contributed to this report.