A Mexican national with a history of violent offenses, Ivan Lopez-Ramos, 29, has been arraigned on felony charges in Seattle for unlawfully re-entering the United States after deportation.
Lopez-Ramos, previously removed from the U.S. in 2022 due to multiple violent felony convictions, was apprehended in August 2024 and pleaded not guilty during his arraignment on Thursday in the United States District Court for Western Washington.
Lopez-Ramos is being held at the Federal Detention Center (FDC) SeaTac pending his trial, which is scheduled for January 21, 2025. Magistrate Judge S. Kate Vaughn opted against immediate deportation, citing the need for a trial to address the charges.
Court records reveal that Lopez-Ramos has been convicted of numerous violent crimes in Washington state since 2019. He is also a registered sex offender.
His most recent arrest occurred on August 29, 2024, in Mountlake Terrace, a suburb north of Seattle, where he was taken into custody on charges of felony domestic violence and assault.
The arrest followed a series of incidents, including a September 5, 2023, event where Lopez-Ramos crashed his vehicle on Interstate 5 in Lynnwood, Washington.
After the crash, he reportedly attempted to carjack multiple occupied vehicles before