RALEIGH, N.C. – Special Agents with Homeland Security Investigations arrested Josue Alejandro Quintanilla-Reyes, 34, on a Federal warrant in Raleigh on Monday. HSI obtained the warrant pursuant to a federal criminal complaint signed by a U.S. Magistrate Judge which accuses Quintanilla-Reyes, a native and citizen of Honduras, of possessing a firearm while being illegally and unlawfully present in the United States. According to the complaint, Quintanilla-Reyes shot and killed another driver with that gun during a road rage shooting on Interstate 40 in March 2025.
Quintanilla-Reyes is charged with violating 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(5)(A) and faces a maximum penalty of 15 years in prison if convicted.
Ellis Boyle, U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina, made the announcement. HSI is investigating the case.
A copy of this press release is located on our website . Related court documents and information are located on the website of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina or on PACER by searching for Case No. 5:26-MJ-1902-JG.
A criminal complaint is merely an accusation. The defendant is presumed innocent until proven guilty.
Source: U.S. Attorney’s Office — Eastern District of North Carolina — U.S. Department of Justice press release.