On account of a judge sentencing a criminal immigrant only one day shy of legally justifying his deportation, two Boston-area doctors are now dead, allegedly at his hands.
Bampumim Teixeira, 30, was born on an island off the west coast of Africa and came to Boston in his 20s. In 2014, Teixeira robbed a bank and then did it again at the same bank two years later. Massachusetts law states that a burglary sentence of one year for an immigrant sends them to the top of the list to be considered for deportation. However, Associate Justice Lisa Grant sentenced Teixeria to only 364 days in prison and that allowed him to stay in the country. Making matters worse, Teixeira’s sentence was suspended after only serving nine months in prison.
On Monday, Teixeira was charged in the murders of Dr. Richard Field, 50, and his fiancée Lina Bolaños, 38, inside the couple’s high-rise condominium. The Daily Caller provides the details of the gruesome crime:
Police responded to a call Friday that an armed man was in an upscale Boston apartment building. Upon arrival, law enforcement inspected the apartment and two police officers eventually opened fire on Teixeira because they believe he “either pointed or fired a weapon at them,” according to the Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office. Prosecutors said during the initial court proceedings he did not shoot at the police, despite original reports. Wark [the district attorney spokesman] told TheDCNF that this is true and that investigators felt it was important to clarify how the situation unfolded.
After law enforcement arrested an unruly Teixeira, who reportedly was wearing black clothes and dark gloves, a SWAT team surveyed the apartment to ensure that no other shooters were present. The authorities found no accomplices, but did discover the bodies of Field, 50, and his fiancee Lina Bolanos, 38, dead with their hands bound and throats slashed, according to the Boston Globe. The walls were allegedly smeared with blood and featured a vindictive message (although it is not clear if the note itself was written in blood). A backpack full of jewelry was also discovered at the crime scene, reports the Boston Globe.
Teixeira was charged with the crime as he lay wounded in a hospital bed. He is being held without bail.
It is interesting to note that there are two judges named Lisa Grant in the Boston court system. It’s unclear which one issued Teixeira the lenient sentence for the burglary case. But The Daily Caller states that Judge Lisa Ann Grant once allowed a defendant who was charged with raping a woman while he worked as an Uber driver to leave the courtroom without posting bail. The Daily Caller reached out to the offices of both Grants but the calls went unanswered.
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement spoke to the DC about Teixeria, saying, “ICE has no legal position with regard to this individual at this time, although we will continue to monitor the matter in case his criminal charges change his legal disposition.”