A Mexican national with an immigration detainer hold allegedly murdered a man in a North Carolina nightclub. A second person was also greatly injured and ended up in the hospital with serious injuries.
Giovanny Hernandez-Jaramillo allegedly shot 33-year-old Jorge Alber Dorantes-Carranz while injuring another person. He then fled the area.
Although the shooting death happened on March 22nd, Hernandez-Jaramillo was not caught until April 3rd in Houston, Texas.
Raleigh police charged him this past Thursday with assault with a deadly weapon with the intention to kill and with murder.
He had his first court appearance on Friday and is being held without bond. Court records revealed that he is a Mexican citizen and is being held on an immigration detainer.
Authorities also arrested Martha Renee Jones. She was considered an accessory after the fact. Jones helped facilitate Hernandez-Jaramillo’s escape from the area. She posted bond and has an electronic monitoring device.
RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) — The man accused of a deadly shooting at a Raleigh nightclub in March has made his first appearance in court Friday, according to court records.
35-year-old Giovanny Hernandez-Jaramillo was captured by the Raleigh Police Department and other law enforcement officers on April 3 in Houston.
He was formally charged on Thursday by Raleigh police with murder and assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill inflicting serious injury when he returned to Raleigh.
🚨 Wake County, NC: Mexican national Giovanny Hernandez-Jaramillo (aka Jeovani Hernandez-Jarami) was arrested for Murder for the nightclub shooting death of Jorge Alber Dorantes-Carranz.
Hernandez-Jaramillo has an immigration detainer hold.
A second victim was injured in the… pic.twitter.com/J2bupZIBQf
— Illegal Alien Crimes (@ImmigrantCrimes) April 18, 2026
News clip talking about Giovanny Hernandez-Jaramillo, who was arrested for the alleged murder of a man in a North Carolina nightclub.
Watch:
Ad block users: Some site features may not work correctly while an ad blocker is enabled, because they break scripts and content this website depends on. If you can’t see comments below, for example, please disable your ad blocker.
