Two men with ICE detainers arrested in teen’s hit-and-run death

CHATHAM COUNTY, Ga. (WTOC) - Two men have been arrested and charged in connection with the death of a 14-year-old that was killed in a hit-and-run crash Sunday evening.

Family of the victim has identified him as Marcus Anderson.

Olvin Ramos-Ramos and Miguel Reyes-Castro were both arrested and charged with tampering with evidence and obstruction. Both are being held at the Chatham County jail with ICE detainers.

According to Chatham County police, Anderson was riding an electric bike at the intersection of Ferguson Avenue and Glade Street around 7 p.m. Sunday when he was hit by a car that didn’t stop. He was pronounced dead at the hospital.

A memorial for Anderson appeared at the intersection Tuesday.

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Investigation leads to Tybee Island

Chief Jeff Hadley of the Chatham County Police Department said detectives focused on finding camera footage from residential cameras, Ring cameras, private communities and the department’s flock camera system.

“We really started focusing on it intently, looking for camera footage from residential cameras, ring cameras, things of that nature, private communities, our flock camera system,” Hadley said.

Detectives identified a vehicle of interest and tracked it to Tybee Island, where the arrests were made.

Chatham County Police’s Criminal Investigation Division took the lead on the case because Georgia State Patrol, which typically investigates fatal crashes, was unavailable Sunday.

“We still have a lot of work to do to bring maybe some stronger charges as we go forward, but a lot of hard work went into that in a very short amount of time,” Hadley said.

Police could not comment further on the specifics of the case due to the ongoing investigation.

Hadley thanked the Burnside Island community for sending in video that helped in the investigation.

He also urged parents who buy e-bikes for their children to make sure they know the rules of the road and wear protective gear.

“These are young kids, 10, 11, riding, going 25, 30 miles and hour. It just takes one car to pull out or a squirrel or something like that, and they could get injured pretty good,” Hadley said.