AUGUST 27, 2018
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
NEWS RELEASE #18-0827
CONTACT SHERIFF TIM MORSE 785-364-2251
Maria De Jesus Perez-Marquez
SUSPECT IN NOVEMBER TRAFFIC DEATHS IN CUSTODY IN JACKSON COUNTY
An Omaha woman is now in custody in the Jackson County Jail following extradition from Nebraska. Maria De Jesus Perez-Marquez, 49, of Omaha, Nebraska was recently arrested in Nebraska on a Jackson County District Court Warrant for 3 counts of involuntary manslaughter, 2 counts of aggravated battery and reckless driving. The warrant was issued as a result on the accident investigation involving the death of three Sabetha residents, Carmen, Marlee and Stephen Ukele who were fatally injured on US Hwy 75 south of the Brown County line on November 25, 2017. Perez-Marquez appeared in an extradition hearing on Friday and waived extradition back to Kansas.