The Seattle Times
TACOMA, Washington -- A Pierce County man locked up for an immigration violation is the only person who Tacoma police are investigating in connection with the July 4 disappearance of a 12-year-old girl.
The man, who is not being identified because he has not been arrested or charged in connection with the disappearance of Zina Linnik, is a Level 1 registered sex offender who was convicted of first-degree incest in Pierce County in 1990.
"We don't have any other people of interest; we are still looking at all leads," said police spokesman Mark Fulghum.
The Pierce County man, 42, was arrested Monday after Tacoma police identified him as someone who hadn't been deported after being convicted of a felony, said Lorie Dankers, spokeswoman for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). Federal law mandates that all aliens convicted of felonies be deported to their home country.
Posted by tyne at July 12, 2007