OCTOBER 23, 2018
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
NEWS RELEASE #18-1023
CONTACT SHERIFF TIM MORSE 785-364-2251
Maria De Jesus Perez-Marquez
SUSPECT IN UKELE FAMILY DEATHS HAS BEEN CAPTURED
Maria De Jesus Perez-Marquez, 49, of Omaha, Nebraska has been captured in Nebraska by U.S. Marshals this morning. Perez-Marquez is a suspect in the traffic deaths of three members of the Ukele family who were killed in November 2017. Perez-Marquez, who was out on bond, failed to appear on three counts of involuntary manslaughter and two counts of aggravated battery and reckless driving on October 11, 2018 in the Jackson County District Court. The Jackson County Sheriff’s Office requested the assistance from the U.S. Marshals to locate Perez-Marquez. Perez-Marquez who was arrested on a no bond Jackson County District Court warrant, is being transported to the Douglas County Jail in Omaha, Nebraska and will be awaiting an extradition hearing.