Illegal immigrant who stabbed woman to death at Fairfax bus stop previously arrested over 30 times

Published February 28, 2026 9:36am ET



The man who allegedly stabbed a woman to death at a Fairfax bus stop was revealed by the Department of Homeland Security to be an illegal immigrant who had been arrested and released over 30 times.

Abdul Jalloh, 32, is alleged to have stabbed Stephanie Minter, 41, earlier this week. He was caught shortly after her body was discovered at a bus stop. After his arrest, Department of Homeland Security officials told several news outlets that Jalloh was an illegal immigrant from Sierra Leone with an extensive rap sheet. He had been arrested over 30 times for crimes including rape, malicious wounding, assault, identity theft, contributing to the delinquency of a minor, assault, and pick-pocketing.

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