Aurora Police Arrest Man Deported Three Times After I-225 Shooting

By Kyla Pearce | The Denver Gazette

Aurora police officers arrested a suspect in connection with a shooting on I-225 last weekend in what officials described as a case in which camera technology and cooperation with federal immigration agents played a major role.

The case also illustrated the stark differences between the cities of Denver and Aurora in how they approach the use of surveillance videos and working with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

Police on Thursday apprehended Celin Villeda Orellana, 38, on charges of attempted first-degree murder, first-degree assault, menacing and illegal discharge of a firearm, all felonies, according to Acting Assistant Chief Mark Hildebrand in a news conference on Friday.

Orellana has been deported three times since 2007.

The arrest happened during a traffic stop near the intersection of 11th Avenue and Havana Street in Aurora.

Police officials discovered that Orellana, a Honduran national who has been living in the U.S. illegally, was making plans to flee the country, police said. He was taken into ICE custody.

Orellana has been deported three times before, most recently after being arrested for sexual assault on a child in 2020.

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