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Tennessee migrant workers arrested for allegedly looting Hurricane Helene devastation
FOX NEWS ^ | October 1, 2024 | Danielle Wallace

Posted on 10/01/2024 1:34:16 PM PDT by Morgana

Tennessee authorities said eight migrant workers were arrested for looting a flood-ravaged area of the state in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene.

Washington County Sheriff Keith Sexton announced on Facebook Monday that deputies arrested eight men for looting in the flood-ravaged 107 area on Saturday.

Five of the suspects – Albin Nahun Vega-Rapalo, 24, David Bairon Rapalo-Rapalo, 37, Kevin Noe Martinez-Lopez, 25, Marvin Hernandez-Martinez, 43, Dayln Gabriel Guillen Guillen, 37 – were charged with aggravated burglary into occupied structures. Three others face burglary charges: Jesus Leodan Garcia-Peneda, 51, Josue Berardo Ortis-Valdez, 30, and Ersy Leonel Ortis-Valdez, 33.

As of Monday, all were in custody at the Washington County Detention Center, each held on a $20,000 bond, the sheriff's office said. They were all expected to appear in court later Monday.

The office added that Washington County deputies continue to patrol the region "during the catastrophic flooding, especially along the flood zone." A sheriff's office spokesperson confirmed to Fox News Digital that all eight suspects are migrant workers in the United States legally on work visas.

"That will change as a result of the charges," the spokeswoman said by phone. After dark, she said that authorities would continue to stop anyone found in flood zones, regardless of their appearance.

"We have been through way too much for this kind of behavior," the sheriff's office spokeswoman said.

(Excerpt) Read more at foxnews.com ...


TOPICS: Local News
KEYWORDS: northcarolina; southcarolina; tennessee
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could someone post their mugshots here?
1 posted on 10/01/2024 1:34:16 PM PDT by Morgana
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To: Morgana

Are they still looting oxygen?


2 posted on 10/01/2024 1:35:54 PM PDT by Carl Vehse
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To: Morgana

“Tennessee migrants”?

More like Venezuelan Migrants.


3 posted on 10/01/2024 1:35:58 PM PDT by ClearCase_guy (My decisions about people are based almost entirely on skin color. I learned this from Democrats.)
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4 posted on 10/01/2024 1:36:12 PM PDT by Tell It Right (1 Thessalonians 5:21 -- Put everything to the test, hold fast to that which is true.)
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“Tennessee migrants”? More like Venezuelan Migrants.

Agreed. I doubt very seriously that these are the "Go Vols" type of Tennesseans.

5 posted on 10/01/2024 1:37:09 PM PDT by Tell It Right (1 Thessalonians 5:21 -- Put everything to the test, hold fast to that which is true.)
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To: Morgana

Time to kick out all the no-good foreign scum in this country.


6 posted on 10/01/2024 1:41:14 PM PDT by toddausauras (Trump 2024)
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To: Morgana

Oh, do they mean illegal aliens but were being politically correct?


7 posted on 10/01/2024 1:43:46 PM PDT by SkyDancer ( ~ Am Yisrael Chai ~)
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To: Morgana
" could someone post their mugshots here? "

If you had bothered to search before posting, you'd have seen that other Freepers already did:

Americans pull together to help hurricane victims; migrants arrested for looting

10/01/2024 11:47:17 AM PDT · by MtnClimber · 18 replies
American Thinker ^ | 1 Oct, 2024 | Monica Showalter

https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/4268334/posts

Group of migrant workers busted for looting flooded buildings in devastating aftermath of Helene

10/01/2024 1:40:11 AM PDT · by blueplum · 53 replies
Daily Mail ^ | 30 Sept 2024 | James Cirrone For Dailymail.Com

https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4268217/posts

8 men arrested following alleged looting in Washington County, Tennessee

09/30/2024 6:48:13 AM PDT · by dynachrome · 42 replies
WCYB ^ | 9-29-24 | WCYB

https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4268018/posts

8 posted on 10/01/2024 1:45:07 PM PDT by Paal Gulli
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To: Tell It Right

Thank you.

Soon to be husbands to guys bigger than them in prison.


9 posted on 10/01/2024 1:45:21 PM PDT by Morgana ( “Abortion is the ultimate exploitation of women.” — Alice Paul )
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To: Tell It Right

This is the point where you pull up on their truck(s) and disable them, then go in shooting drop them right where they’re stealing.


10 posted on 10/01/2024 1:46:13 PM PDT by Gaffer
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To: Carl Vehse

There was a time, a much better time, when looters were simply SHOT.


11 posted on 10/01/2024 1:46:34 PM PDT by Sequoyah101 (More important than why there was nobody protecting the AGR roof, how did Crooks know that?)
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To: Paal Gulli

I did search and this story was not posted. Searching on FR is like searching for a needle in a haystack.


12 posted on 10/01/2024 1:47:13 PM PDT by Morgana ( “Abortion is the ultimate exploitation of women.” — Alice Paul )
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To: toddausauras

They committed a crime....first on Trump’s list to be deported.


13 posted on 10/01/2024 1:53:51 PM PDT by WHATNEXT?
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To: Tell It Right

Biden, Harris, Myorkas and many others are accomplices in these illegal invader crimes.


14 posted on 10/01/2024 2:00:28 PM PDT by MtnClimber (For photos of scenery and wildlife, click on my screen name for my FR home page. More photos added.)
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To: Tell It Right

BANG!
BANG!BANG!BANG!
BANG!BANG!BANG!BANG!

...Rehabilitation complete, no deportation necessary.


15 posted on 10/01/2024 2:03:07 PM PDT by farmguy ( )
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““Tennessee migrants”? More like Venezuelan Migrants.”

This is why I hate the MSM. They are disingenuous.

What they say - what they mean:

Migrants = Illegal aliens

Groomer gangs = Rape gangs

Democracy = Fascism


16 posted on 10/01/2024 2:04:22 PM PDT by Mr. N. Wolfe
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To: farmguy

Public executions and leave them hanging around for a week. Send a message.


17 posted on 10/01/2024 2:09:02 PM PDT by CletusVanDamme (You always said you'd take care of me, George. Here's one rap you won't beat.)
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To: toddausauras

Starting with Schwartz Gyorgy.


18 posted on 10/01/2024 2:10:06 PM PDT by No name given ( Anonymous is who you’ll know me as)
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To: Morgana

Looters - shoot on sight.


19 posted on 10/01/2024 2:14:09 PM PDT by dadgum
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To: Morgana
I thought it was sort of semi-legal to shoot looters in the southern states.

20 posted on 10/01/2024 2:22:47 PM PDT by BitWielder1 (I'd rather have Unequal Wealth than Equal Poverty.)
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