An 18-year-old murder suspect is being held on an immigration detainer after prosecutors say he helped lure a 15-year-old Missouri boy into a deadly ambush where the teen begged for his life.

Yefry Archaga, 18, is charged with first-degree murder in the March 12 killing of 15-year-old Miles Young in Greene County.

Jail records show Archaga is being held without bond and is subject to a federal immigration hold.

A second suspect, Praize King, 18, is also charged with first-degree murder and armed criminal action in connection with the killing.

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According to court documents obtained by the Springfield Daily Citizen, the attack was premeditated.

Prosecutors allege Archaga “planned and set up a 15-year-old boy to be murdered,” luring Young into what he believed was a meetup before ambushing him. Investigators say the victim believed he was meeting a girl, but instead walked into a coordinated setup involving multiple individuals.

Investigators say a juvenile suspect picked up Young after leading him to believe he was meeting a girl, despite warnings that it could be a setup.

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Court documents obtained by KY3 describe how the group had been driving around Springfield discussing the plan before stopping to retrieve a second vehicle. They then allegedly used two cars, including a black Mercedes, to track Young’s location and carry out the ambush.

When the vehicle stopped, Young ran.

A witness told investigators Archaga, allegedly wearing a black ski mask and armed with a “Glock-style” handgun, chased the teen on foot.

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“Defendant ambushed victim, chased victim on foot, and shot victim as victim was stating he wanted to live,” the probable cause statement says, according to the Springfield Daily Citizen.

Another witness reported hearing Young fall and cry out, “I just don’t wanna die,” followed by gunshots.

Young was struck in the chest and later pronounced dead at a hospital.

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Witnesses told investigators they believed Young had been targeted, possibly tied to a prior dispute. He was expected to testify in a 2025 homicide case, according to the documents obtained by the Springfield Daily Citizen.

Authorities allege Archaga fled after the shooting and was arrested March 31 in Webb City following a two-week search. He is scheduled to appear in court April 13.

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At least one additional suspect, believed to be a juvenile, has not been publicly identified.

The killing has left Young’s family and community devastated.

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“Miles was a compassionate, loving, and kind 15-year-old who brought light to everyone around him,” his family wrote on a fundraising page. “He was a big brother, a son, a grandson, and a friend… full of life and always showed care for others.”

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“No parent should ever have to outlive and bury their child,” the statement reads.

As the family mourns, they say they are leaning on community support while detectives continue working to bring justice in the case.

The investigation remains ongoing.

Fox News Digital reached out to ICE and the U.S. Marshals for comment but did not immediately receive a response.

HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is pushing to expand the Dietary Guidelines for Americans into hospitals, integrating federal nutrition standards into patient care.

On March 30, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), led by Dr. Mehmet Oz, sent a memo directing hospitals to align their meals with the guidelines by reducing ultraprocessed foods, sugar-sweetened beverages, refined carbohydrates and added sugars.

Kennedy reportedly shared that Oz’s memo effectively acts like a federal mandate, as hospitals may need to follow the dietary guidelines to maintain funding.

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Most hospital menus rely heavily on convenience foods, according to Dr. Hamid Khan, chief medical officer of Jorie AI, a healthcare revenue service.

“Patients are often served items such as pasta, processed deli meats, packaged snacks with artificial components, sugary desserts, cereals, juice and soda,” he told Fox News Digital. 

“Although many hospitals have begun the implementation of ‘healthier options,’ the average menu still tends to prioritize low cost, long shelf life and ease of preparation over nutrition.”

Larger concerns include high sugar and sodium levels, processed ingredients and refined carbohydrates in hospital foods, Khan said. “There seems to be a lack of high-quality protein, fresh fruits, vegetables and healthy fats,” he added.

Khan said he has seen patients order their meals from Grubhub, DoorDash or Uber Eats because they felt the hospital menu options were not healthy enough.

“Most of the hospital meals do not provide adequate nutrients … to properly support healing, muscle maintenance, immunity or overall recovery,” he told Fox News Digital.

“Poor nutrition only makes things worse for this patient pool,” Khan went on. “Ultimately, poor nutrition is very harmful for elderly patients and people with chronic illnesses. They are at a higher risk for muscle loss, weakness, delayed healing, infection and re-infection.”

Celebrity chef and restaurateur Geoffrey Zakarian is partnering with Tampa General Hospital in Florida to transform hospital dining, introducing Mediterranean diet–inspired meals for patients.

Zakarian told Fox News Digital that hospital food is often a mix of “high desire, low-value and low-nutrition food,” typically priced to meet a strict per-plate cost that hospitals cannot exceed.

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“[There is] very little emphasis on original, pasture-raised proteins and fats like eggs, whole dairy grass-fed beef and poultry, and unprocessed vegetables,” he said.

In Tampa, Zakarian has been working since 2023 to eliminate all processed foods — removing items containing hormones, added sugars, seed oils and anything prepackaged.

“All the food originates from farms and gardens in and around Tampa,” he said, calling the mission “Farm to Gurney.”

Sec. Kennedy and CMS administrator Dr. Mehmet Oz announced a similar initiative at Nicklaus Children’s Hospital in Miami.

Vani Hari, known as the “Food Babe,” told Fox News Digital that this is the first time leaders in Washington are openly acknowledging that food is medicine.

“The fact that they had to send a memo reminding hospitals of that tells you everything about how broken the system is,” said Hari, who is based in North Carolina. “People are at their most vulnerable in a hospital bed – and for decades, nobody in charge seemed to care what they were eating.”

Medicare and Medicaid fund the majority of inpatient services, including at least half of inpatient days at 96% of hospitals and two-thirds or more at 80% of hospitals, according to the American Hospital Association (AHA).

An AHA spokesperson told Fox News Digital that hospitals recognize nutritious food is an essential part of healing and recovery. 

“They are deeply committed to providing patients with high‑quality, nutritious meals that meet clinical standards, individual dietary needs and federal guidance,” said the spokesperson. 

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Hospital teams collaborate with registered dietitians and clinical staff to make sure each patient receives meals tailored to their medical needs and recovery plan, according to the AHA.

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The spokesperson also said the organization regularly evaluates current evidence-based nutrition recommendations and integrates them into meal programs.

“Beyond the hospital walls, we partner with community organizations to expand access to nutritious food, provide education on healthy eating, and support initiatives that promote long‑term wellness,” they added.

“The View” co-host Sara Haines said Wednesday that criticism of her earlier comments on marriage and motherhood had been “misconstrued,” responding to backlash tied to remarks made by Isabel Brown encouraging Gen Z women to prioritize marriage and having children.

“My ultimate beef with this is that it wraps a woman’s worth up in her ovaries,” Haines said on the “Behind the Table” podcast. “Marriage, children, it’s a choice … The world has over 8 billion people. We no longer need to force people to procreate and pump out babies. We have arrived here.”

The discussion came after the segment on the daytime talk show drew criticism online, particularly from Brown, who argued Haines’ remarks dismissed traditional family values.

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Haines said her intent was not to discourage marriage or motherhood, but to address what she described as societal pressure placed on women.

“My issue was with the greater message,” Haines said. “I love babies. I love being married. I love all those things. But there’s so much pressure in this world on women to define themselves by if they’re married and if they have babies.”

She said her perspective was informed by her own life experiences and those of women around her.

“My take comes from a place of empathy and life lived,” Haines said. “Knowing so many women, having been single, like dating for years and not knowing if I was going to find my person to get married.”

Haines said she believed the expectation that women can easily marry and have children does not reflect reality for many.

“They make it sound like this easy choice. Get married, have kids,” she said. “There are so many amazing women I know that aren’t meeting people.”

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She also pointed to challenges surrounding fertility and alternative paths to parenthood.

“So many people I know have struggled for some reason having babies,” Haines said. “Whether it was fertility — I’m friends with a lot of gay couples that have had to fight non-traditional surrogates, all these things.”

Haines said conversations about women frequently center on marital status and children.

“We ask women all the time about marriage and kids and that seems to be all they’re worth,” she said.

“The beauty of progress in time is that we don’t have to put that on people’s shoulders … You do what you can and what you want because you have a life beyond that.”

Haines said she believed her comments had been taken out of context by some conservative figures.

“I refuse to read it because right when I saw some of the headlines, I thought, here we go again,” Haines replied.

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“Conservative influencers have kind of misconstrued what you guys were saying on the show and what the point of it is,” podcast host and “The View” executive producer Brian Teta said. 

“I definitely think she misconstrued — whether that was willful or ignorance, she’s missing my whole point,” Haines said, referring to Brown.

Haines reiterated that her comments were meant to affirm women regardless of their life circumstances.

“I know too many women that, for whatever reason, aren’t married, don’t have kids, and they matter,” she said. “I would never want to dim someone’s light in life by saying they matter less because of that.”

Fox News Digital reached out to Isabel Brown and The Daily Wire for comment, but did not immediately hear back.