MINT HILL, N.C. — A man living in Mint Hill who was given a $1 million bond for firing a gun in city limits over the weekend had his bond reduced to $25,000, according to court documents.
The court records revealed that Luis Marcano-Marcano was firing a gun while impaired by alcohol and drugs on Sunday morning.
As his wife took the gun from him early Sunday morning, she accidentally shot herself and killed her unborn baby, according to court documents.
Police arrested Marcano-Marcano, and ICE put a detainer on him.
Marcano-Marcano was originally given a $1 million bond for the misdemeanor of shooting a gun in the city.
The magistrate who set that bond said they were told by law enforcement that Marcano-Marcano had outstanding warrants in Venezuela.
Judge Karen McCallum lowered that bond to $25,000. A spokesperson for Judge McCallum said she is unable to comment since the case is still pending.
Marcano-Marcano told Mint Hill police he and his wife were celebrating his birthday at their apartment.
He said they got into an argument, and he grabbed a pistol, firing shots around her feet.
Marcano-Marcano said he then put the pistol down before his wife tried to grab it and put it in her pocket.
He said she then accidentally pulled the trigger, shooting herself in the stomach, killing her unborn child.
Marcano-Marcano said after he dropped her off at a hospital, he went back to their apartment and threw the pistol into the woods.
The suspect is also a member of the Tren de Aragua gang, the court documents detailed.
Walter Kimble, a retired police chief and security consultant, said the gang has popped up in the last decade.
“To a great degree, they are a violent gang, as we have seen,” the security consultant said. “And they need to be taken by law enforcement, and of course, I know this is happening; they need to be taken very seriously. And they are.”
The U.S. Justice Department classified the gang as a foreign terrorist organization from Venezuela.
The Justice Department said it indicted over 260 members of Tren de Aragua last year across the country.
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