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Illegal immigrant accused of killing Washington state trooper was previously accused of domestic violence

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March 9, 2024

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Illegal immigrant accused of killing Washington state trooper was previously accused of domestic violence

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The illegal migrant who crashed into a Washington State Patrol car and killed the officer inside was previously arrested on charges of domestic abuse, officials claim.

Raul Benitez Santana, 32, was arrested last Saturday after the fatal incident, which took the life of 27-year-old Trooper Christopher Gadd.

King County court documents obtained by the “Jason Rantz Show” on KTTH show that Santana was previously arrested for assaulting his girlfriend — identified by the initials “M.C.” — who was also the mother of his then-five-month-old child.

MAN WHO CRASHED INTO WASHINGTON STATE PATROL TROOPER, KILLING HIM, IN US ILLEGALLY: ICE

Raul Benitez Santana is accused of killing a Washington State Patrol officer after crashing his car into a patrol vehicle. (FOX 13 Seattle)

M.C. reported to police that the confrontation began when she got into an argument with Santana over text messages he was receiving from another woman, according to the documents.

M.C. reported throwing Santana’s phone, after which he began punching her repeatedly. She suffered significant damage to her face, including a broken nose and swollen left eye. A non-felony plea deal from Santana was accepted in May 2019.

Following the arrest, officers noticed irregularities in Santana’s personal identification records.

WASHINGTON STATE TROOPER KILLED IN THREE-VEHICLE CRASH WHILE SEARCHING FOR DUI DRIVERS

King County became a sanctuary county in 2013, and Washington became a sanctuary state in 2019 to push back against effort by then-President Donald Trump to tighten restrictions on illegal immigrants in the U.S.

“The search incident to his arrest yielded multiple identification documents for him bearing a variety of names and other changed identifying information such as social security numbers,” documents surrounding the case read.

Santana was arrested last week following the fatal car accident and is being held on $1 million bail after allegedly crashing his vehicle into a Washington State Patrol trooper and killing him.

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Washington State Patrol Trooper Christopher M. Gadd, 27, served the agency for two and a half years. He is survived by his wife and daughter, his parents, sister and other family members. (Washington State Patrol)

Gadd was watching for speeding and DUI drivers, when he was struck and killed in a three-vehicle crash on Interstate 5 around 3 a.m. Saturday.

An investigation into the crash found an SUV being driven by Santana was heading southbound on the interstate when the vehicle veered onto the shoulder and struck the trooper’s patrol car.

The Snohomish County Sheriff’s Office reportedly found the SUV was traveling at a high rate of speed when it crashed into the police vehicle.

On Tuesday, FOX 13 in Seattle reported it had obtained court documents alleging Santana had bloodshot eyes and admitted to police he had been drinking alcohol and smoking marijuana before getting behind the wheel of the vehicle and driving.

Santana was booked into the Snohomish County Jail, where U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Seattle Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) division placed an immigration detainer on the Mexican citizen.

He was first encountered by Seattle ERO on Oct. 28, 2013, at the South Correctional Entity in Burien, Washington, after being arrested for failing to appear in court for driving on a suspended license.

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He was also sentenced to 90 days behind bars, with 87 of the days suspended, in May 2013, after being convicted of possessing less than 40 grams of marijuana.

On Oct. 6, 2014, Santana was sentenced to 90 days behind bars for driving on a suspended license, and in May 2019, was arrested again for domestic violence assault.

Fox News Digital’s Griff Jenkins contributed to this report.

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Oregon

Oregon and No. 4 Texas Tech square off in the Orange Bowl

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December 22, 2025

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Oregon and No. 4 Texas Tech square off in the Orange Bowl

No. 4 Texas Tech (12-1) vs. Oregon (12-1), Jan. 1 at 12 p.m. EST.

BetMGM College Football Odds Opening Line: Oregon by 1.5. Against the spread: Oregon 6-6, Texas Tech 12-1.

How to watch: ESPN

Key stats

Oregon Offense

Overall: 468.9 yards per game (11th in FBS)

Passing: 251.8 yards per game (45th)

Rushing: 217.1 yards per game (13th)

Scoring: 39.2 points per game (9th)

Oregon Defense

Overall: 271.4 yards per game (8th in FBS)

Passing: 158.1 yards per game (6th)

Rushing: 113.3 yards per game (24th)

Scoring: 16.3 points per game (10th)

Texas Tech Offense

Overall: 480.3 yards per game (5th in FBS)

Passing: 289.4 yards per game (11th)

Rushing: 190.9 yards per game (26th)

Scoring: 42.5 points per game (2nd)

Texas Tech Defense

Overall: 254.5 yards per game (3rd in FBS)

Passing: 186 yards per game (24th)

Rushing: 68.5 yards per game (1st)

Scoring: 10.9 points per game (3rd)

Both teams perform well on third down. Oregon ranks 14th in the FBS, converting 48.4% of the time. Texas Tech ranks 6th, converting 51%.

Texas Tech leads the FBS with a +17 turnover margin.

Oregon is 122nd in FBS in red zone defense, allowing opponents to score on 90% of trips. Texas Tech’s red zone offense ranks 47th, scoring on 87.7% of red zone opportunities.

Team leaders

Oregon

Passing: Dante Moore, 3,046 yards, 28 TDs, 8 INTs, 72.4 completion percentage

Rushing: Noah Whittington, 798 yards on 116 carries, 6 TDs

Receiving: Malik Benson, 645 yards on 36 catches, 6 TDs

Texas Tech

Passing: Behren Morton, 2,643 yards, 22 TDs, 4 INTs, 67 completion percentage

Rushing: Cameron Dickey, 1,097 yards on 198 carries, 14 TDs

Receiving: Caleb Douglas, 845 yards on 55 catches, 7 TDs

Last game

Oregon beat James Madison 51-34 on Saturday, Dec. 20. Moore led Oregon with 313 yards on 19-of-27 passing (70.4%) for four touchdowns and two interceptions. He also carried the ball one time for 5 yards and one rushing touchdown. Jordon Davison had 90 rushing yards on 10 carries. Benson put up 119 yards on five catches with two touchdowns.

Texas Tech won 34-7 over BYU on Saturday, Dec. 6. Morton threw for 215 yards on 20-of-33 attempts (60.6%) with two touchdowns and no interceptions. J’Koby Williams carried the ball 15 times for 80 yards, adding one reception for -2 yards. Reginald Virgil recorded 86 yards on eight catches.

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Keller wins it in OT, Mammoth recover from Jets’ late rally | NHL.com

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December 22, 2025

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Keller wins it in OT, Mammoth recover from Jets’ late rally | NHL.com

The goal was Connor’s 300th in the NHL. He is the third player in Jets/Atlanta Thrashers history to hit the mark, behind Scheifele (353) and Ilya Kovalchuk (328).

“Just a pretty cool milestone,” Connor said. “Once you look back on your career, that’s kind of the stuff you’ll remember. But right now it’s focusing on winning, trying to be the best player I can, and helping out.”

Connor scored his second goal at 15:23 of the third period, beating Vejmelka blocker side with a one-timer to cut the lead to 3-2.

“I think we just knew that we needed to be better,” Connor said of the comeback. “I think we were on our toes more, jumping and making plays and hemming them in.”

Barron scored just 25 seconds later, beating Vejmelka glove side with a snap shot tie it 3-3.

“That first period was ugly. It was really ugly,” Winnipeg coach Scott Arniel said. “We got better in the second, certainly dominated in the third, but at the end of the day, you can’t play two periods in this league and look to have success.”

Crouse gave the Mammoth a 1-0 lead at 5:20 of the first period. Guenther skated in from the blue line and shot through the legs of Jets defenseman Logan Stanley to put the puck on Hellebuyck. The rebound of his shot then found Crouse in front, where he scored blocker side with a slap shot.

“We made it interesting on ourselves,” Crouse said. “Definitely not the way we wanted the third period to go, but credit to our group, that’s not easy. They scored two right away and then we went right into OT pretty much, so credit to the group for having the right mindset and being able to get the win.”

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Washington Commanders bring back former QB after another injury

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December 22, 2025

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Washington Commanders bring back former QB after another injury

Update: Commanders announce the Driskel signing, and place Sam Cosmi on IR due to a concussion

The Washington Commanders are reportedly signing QB Jeff Driskel from the Arizona Cardinals practice squad. Marcus Mariota is day-to-day with hand and quad injuries, and Jayden Daniels has been shut down for the season. Josh Johnson is the only other QB on the 53-man roster, and Sam Hartman is available on the practice squad.

Dan Quinn said yesterday that the team could look to sign another QB, and Driskel was the most logical choice. He was the team’s third-string QB last season, but wasn’t re-signed. He played one snap for Washington during the regular season, and was on the Las Vegas Raiders practice squad to start this season. The move is not official, and the team will have to announce a corresponding roster move.

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