Illegal immigrant accused in Missouri police officer's death has prior rap sheet
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St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department Officer David Lee was killed when Honduran migrant Ramon A. Chavez-Rodriguez allegedly struck him with his car while driving drunk on Sunday.
At the time of the crash, he was on probation for a second-degree domestic assault charge in St. Charles County in 2020, the outlet reported. He also had an earlier DWI charge on his record, KSDK reported. Christina Coulter is a U.S. and World reporter for Fox News Digital. Email story tips to christina.coulter@fox.com.
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