Posted on 09/02/2008 10:14:37 AM PDT by SwinneySwitch
NEAR MISSION - Police say a suspected illegal immigrant working for a Democratic state representative brutally beat another man to death with a bat Monday morning.
Froylen Casares, 24, was working at a ranch owned by state Rep. Kino Flores near the intersection of North Tropser and Yukon Roads when he killed a young Hispanic male whose name authorities have not released, said Hidalgo County Sheriff Lupe Treviño.
"It was a very bloody, very bloody, very gruesome crime scene," Treviño said.
Authorities continue to search for Casares, of Honduras, who fled the scene before they arrived at about 5:30 a.m. Flores, who has owned the ranch for eight years and uses it to ride his horses, said he hired the man without checking his background because he didn't appear to be an illegal immigrant.
"He was preppy. He looked the part. No indication. He fit in extremely well, he had family members here," the Democrat from Palmview said. "It just looks bad in general ... of course it's going to grab more traction. I certainly don't want to go around challeng-ing people's status."
Flores, a six-term representative who is running unopposed for reelection this fall, was out of town for the holiday and was reached by phone Monday afternoon. He said he did not know the victim.
Treviño said the suspect's immigration status and whether Flores broke the law was a federal issue that would have to be investi-gated by Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
Flores purchased the five-acre tract in 1986, expanding it in April this year with an additional six acres. The property was appraised at $143,648, according to county records.
What's that, Representative Flores?
Illegal immigrants never wear trim clothes? Citizens "look the part" of what? Illegal immigrants can't fit in, and can't have family members around?
A lot of profiling here.
“Payback is a bitch” ping
“He didn’t appear to be an illegal imigrant”.
Get real.
“...he hired the man without checking his background because he didn’t appear to be an illegal immigrant.”
HR departments everywhere wonder WTF? “Whether he broke the law?”
What does "didn't appear to be an illegal immigrant" mean? He didn't have sign hanging from around his neck saying "I an an illegal immigrant"?
And what is the punishment for employers who hire illegals in TX?
Eleven acres do NOT a “ranch” make.
And people are still support John McCain...who would have given this murdering illegal alien amnesty...
ping
11 acres is not a ranch!
susie
LOL GMTA!
Rep. Flores doesn’t appear to be intelligent.
Heavens no! We can't have that! Better to have somebody killed by an illegal than challenging their status.
What I want to know is how come this idiot Democrat can "profile" the guy by saying he looked "preppy" but can't profile the guy on whether he may be an illegal?
Here's to hoping the family of the dead guy sues this idiot Democrat to oblivion.
“He was preppy. He looked the part. No indication. He fit in extremely well, he had family members here,” the Democrat from Palmview said.
He looked above his paygrade, but I paid him the standard wage for illegals-$2.00 an hour.
Obviously not.
He is an elected official. How much more do you need to see the problem with illegal immigration that a public official whom taxpayers for, uses illegal alien labor.
This politician should be deported back to the Paradise of Mexico.
“”He was preppy. He looked the part. No indication. He fit in extremely well, he had family members here,” the Democrat from Palmview said. “It just looks bad in general ... of course it’s going to grab more traction. I certainly don’t want to go around challeng-ing people’s status.””
Oh, no, wouldn’t want to do that!!! Might keep someone from getting killed! Can’t have that.
Idiot.
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