NASHVILLE—An illegal immigrant admitted to killing a Nashville business owner in a hit-and-run, a detective testified on Tuesday.
Nashville Police Homicide Detective Tyler Manivong testified during a preliminary hearing that 29-year-old Ulises Martinez, an illegal immigrant from Mexico, admitted to police last month that he was driving the truck that on June 19 struck 42-year-old Matt Carney in the parking lot of Smokin Thighs, Carney’s popular chicken restaurant and bar. Carney died from his injuries on July 4.
Martinez was arrested on July 18 and charged by police with criminal homicide, multiple counts of felony theft, criminal impersonation, tampering with evidence, and evading arrest.
The Daily Wire was first to confirm Martinez’s immigration status with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), which said it did not know when Martinez illegally entered the country. Nashville Judge Jim Todd dismissed three previous felony charges against Martinez in March, just…