More Murder And Mayhem From Fox

Why they are not going for the death penalty for these murderers is beyond me. Let's be realistic, who is going to pay the $750,000 fine? The taxpayers will wind up feeding and paying health care for this murdering trash and they'll have it better than they ever have before. This is insanity. Are we afraid of offending Fox? Has he said anything about the dead Americans and our loss of property?

This all happened within 20 miles of my house. I am sick and tired of coddling these lawbreakers and that slime bucket Fox who encourages it all. I want my country protected and I will not vote for nor contribute to any traitorous sob that refuses to sign up to make our borders secure.


PHOENIX - Four illegal immigrants charged with either smuggling people across the border or driving or acting as a "co-pilot" of a Ford F-350 truck involved in a fatal crash last year are scheduled to start their trial Aug. 30. The quartet was indicted by a federal grand jury in December based on information presented by federal prosecutors from the Oct. 16 accident that took the lives of two elderly Huachuca City residents and three illegal immigrants.

"As it now stands, it will be a joint trial," meaning all four defendants will be tried together, said Patrick Schneider, spokesman for the office of the U.S. Attorney. The case will be held in the courtroom of Judge Raner Collins of the U.S. District Court in Tucson .

There are no changes to the charges made in December, and the death penalty will not be sought against two men, Schneider said. Jimir Valle Martinez, of Honduras and Carlos Cortez, of Mexico, faced the death penalty. They are charged with conspiracy to bring in illegal aliens for profit, conspiracy to transport illegal aliens for profit and transporting illegal aliens resulting in death. The final charge could have led to the death penalty for them.

If found guilty of all three charges, the maximum penalty is now life in prison and a $750,000 fine. Valle allegedly was the driver of the stolen truck. Cortez allegedly was his "co-pilot," according to federal reports.

Two other illegal immigrants from Mexico - Jose Luis Zepeda-Cruz and Wilbert Garcia - will stand trial on charges of conspiracy to bring in illegal aliens for profit, conspiracy to transport illegal aliens for profit and bringing in illegal aliens for profit.

If convicted on all three charges, they face a maximum prison sentence of 60 years and $750,000 in fines.

At the time of their indictments, Valle was 21, Cortez was 29, Zepeda-Cruz was 24 and Garcia was 20. All four are being held without bond.

The wreck occurred on a sunny Saturday afternoon. The driver of the Ford pickup was initially pursued by a Cochise County sheriff's deputy after the vehicle failed to stop before turning on to a state highway south of Sierra Vista.

The driver of the stolen vehicle continued to speed, even though the pursuit ended. The truck was carrying illegal immigrants. The driver reportedly then went through red lights and failed to yield to traffic. At one point, a sheriff's deputy placed tire spikes on a roadway, but removed them from the road before the Ford arrived.

The truck eventually entered the intersection of Highway 90 and the bypass near Fort Huachuca's East Gate. The driver then lost control, careening into a number of vehicles stopped at the intersection.

An after-accident report by the Arizona Department of Public Safety stated a tire deflation device was put out on the northbound portion of Highway 90.

As the vehicle approached the intersection, the driver initially steered right but then made a hard left, causing the vehicle to rotate counter-clockwise, the report states. There were no indications the driver went over the spikes, DPS officials have said.

The truck was going more than 90 mph when it went airborne, causing it to hit nine vehicles in the southbound turn lane, the report states.

Many of the vehicles in the turn lane suffered major damage.

Huachuca City residents James Lee and Emilia Guthrie Lee, both in their 70s and who had been married for about six weeks, were in a truck stopped at the light. Their vehicle was badly crushed, and they died at the scene.

Three illegal immigrants from Mexico - Maria Del Pilar Hernandez-Espinoza, Mauro Guadalupe Macedas-Hernandez and Eric Sanchez-Dominquez - also were declared dead at the scene.

An injured pregnant Mexican illegal immigrant also lost her child. Twenty-one people were injured in the accident.

Because of the accident, which many likened to a battle ground, Highway 90 was closed to traffic for nearly eight hours.

From the Sierra Vista Herald.