ICE says it arrested the truck driver connected to Feb. 3 Indiana crash on Feb. 5, 2026

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Official records (ICE booking/transfer records or public statements) show Beishekeev was arrested and taken into ICE custody on Feb. 5, 2026.

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ICE arrested Bekzhan Beishekeev on Feb. 5 after an immigration detainer was placed following a Feb. 3 head-on collision on Indiana State Route 67 that authorities say killed four people. DHS says Beishekeev, a 30-year-old national of Kyrgyzstan, entered the U.S. using the CBP One app and had been issued a Pennsylvania commercial driver’s license; he remains in ICE custody pending immigration proceedings. The crash is under investigation by the Indiana State Police, the Jay County Sheriff’s Department and the Jay County Coroner’s Office.

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Multiple credible sources report that ICE took Bekzhan Beishekeev into federal custody on Feb. 5, 2026. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) press release states ICE issued a detainer Feb. 4 and “took him into custody on the morning of February 5.” Local Indiana law enforcement (Jay County Sheriff) and regional news outlets also reported he was released to federal authorities on Feb. 5 and is being held on an ICE detainer. Verdict: True — contemporaneous DHS and local reporting confirm ICE custody on Feb. 5, 2026.

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Update · Feb 06, 2026, 02:07 AMTrue
Multiple credible sources report that ICE took Bekzhan Beishekeev into federal custody on Feb. 5, 2026. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) press release states ICE issued a detainer Feb. 4 and “took him into custody on the morning of February 5.” Local Indiana law enforcement (Jay County Sheriff) and regional news outlets also reported he was released to federal authorities on Feb. 5 and is being held on an ICE detainer. Verdict: True — contemporaneous DHS and local reporting confirm ICE custody on Feb. 5, 2026.
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