Posted on 09/06/2019 12:30:39 PM PDT by lowbridge
A California sheriff is calling for immigration reform in his state after he says sanctuary city policies freed a violent illegal immigrant who went on to shoot a police officer and lead cops on a wild, high-speed chase.
Guadalupe Lopez-Herrara, 51, was taken into custody Thursday, a day after the Merced County’s Sheriff’s Office says Lopez-Herrara shot a deputy attempting to arrest him for allegedly violating a restraining order, FOX26 reported.
"This person is not a legal citizen within the United States," Merced Sheriff Van Warnke said at a press conference Thursday. "We had him in our custody in January of this year. And because of the folks in Sacramento limiting our ability to cooperate with ICE, we could not turn him over."
The deputy, a sergeant with the sheriff’s office, sustained non-life threatening injuries after police say Lopez-Herrara, described as a known violent criminal, shot him in the leg and vest Wednesday.
A shootout subsequently broke out between Lopez-Herrara and deputies -- but Lopez-Herrara managed to hide behind shrubbery and open fire, pinning down cops long enough to allow his escape.
Several law enforcement agencies launched a manhunt but were unable to locate him until the following morning. A high-speed pursuit ensued after Lopez-Herrara was spotted in a stolen truck on Highway 46, FOX26 reported.
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They’re not ‘folks’, they’re corrupt politicians.
Hmmm. Will Kimberley guilfoile’s ex husband have the sheriff released of his duties?
Democrats
The current and previous governors HATE this country and specifically California. So do Mayors and Governors backing sanctuary cities and states. They all hate America. And The Stupid Party (GOP) sits on its ass and through inaction, essentially approves of open borders and illegal alien criminal release.
When are people going to get sick of this crap and change things? I know... when hell freezes over because the devil is at work here.
The GOP is to blame also. Mitch McConnell didn’t bring Kate’s Law to a vote.
Have our domestic enemies told us that “common sense background checks” would have prevented this yet?
"allegedly"! Faux News keeps sliding down and down into lockstep with the other communists/progressives...
Agreed.
They don’t really hide their hatred anymore.
That’s something relatively new.
Actually, it’s bonus points if you say very bad things about the country.
He was doing the job Americans won’t do? smh
Merced county is rural farm country, but in the 2010 census Merced was 45% Hispanic, and is now well over 50%, and now votes D every time. They voted for Obama 2X and for Hillary. In 2018, they voted for Newsom, in effect voting for CA to be a sanctuary state.
If sacrifices have to be made in order to keep the Illegal Aliens and their Political Supporters, then So be It. It is much Better if Public Servants get killed by their coveted foreign nationals than Defenseless Citizens.
Not the first time this has happened and won’t be the last until the demwits grow some brains.
California sheriff blasts ‘folks in Sacramento’ after illegal immigrant
In a correct society, it would have read: California sheriff blasts illegal immigrant.....
What if a previously married Mrs. Ultra-Progressive marries a Mr. Lopez-Herrara? Does that become a Mrs. Ultra-Progressive-Lopez-Herrara?
This libturd wackjob of a Gov, Gavin Newsom will likely pardon the illegal alien shooter if he gets convicted of anything
the sheriff scapegoats Sacramento
Sheriffs are elected and the highest ranking peace officer in their county. This sheriff could stand up on his hind legs and declare he will not release illegals from jail. He will turn them over to ICE for the safety of citizens and law enforcement officers in his county. How many more deputies and innocent citizens will become victims before some California sheriff lives up to his oath.
That was the first question that came to my mind!
Why didn’t the Sheriff call ICE on his own? It’s his call, and Sacramento didn’t even need to know. Drop the dime!
A Democrat run cess pool one should expect nothing less
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