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Man accused of murdering ex-girlfriend had been deported in 2012

The man wanted for killing his ex-girlfriend in Weymouth should have never been in the U.S., Boston 25 Investigates has learned.

Police issued a warrant for Kerrol Bailey Sunday for the murder of Michelle Clark, and he remains on the run Tuesday. Family says they dated for more than a decade.

Immigration and Customs Enforcement confirmed it deported Bailey to Jamaica in 2012. The deportation followed a series of state and federal charges.

Boston 25 Investigates pulled court records from Maryland that show Bailey served time for possession with intent to distribute marijuana in 2010.

A federal affidavit from New York that indicates that same year Bailey made a false statement in an application for a U.S. passport, providing the name, social security number and date of birth of a Tony Orlando Smith, one of his known aliases. He stated his birth place was the Virgin Islands.

Boston 25 Investigates didn't find a criminal record in Massachusetts until the warrant issued Sunday for murder.

The victim Michelle Clark leaves behind a 6-year-old son and family desperate for justice.
Bailey remains on the run.

He was last seen in a 2005 Ford pickup truck with the license plate FF47BK.

If you see him or that vehicle, don't approach him, just call 911.