Mackendy Darbouze is in the United States legally, having entered in July 2024, but U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers placed a detainer on him after he was accused of stabbing three people at a Fayetteville home on Feb. 21.
ICE agents were called to the home immediately after the stabbing to help interview Darbouze, who speaks no English. He is being held on three counts of first-degree murder at the Cumberland County jail.
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Police allege Darbouze stabbed three relatives that he was living with -- a 77 year-old woman and two children.
Neighbor Nicole Anderson said the family had moved into the home in the 200 block of Bellarthur Lane within the past year. Real estate records show they purchased the home in mid-March of last year.
Anderson said the family mainly spoke French and were pretty quiet.
According to ICE, Darbouze spoke only Creole.