Posted on 03/25/2008 4:37:08 AM PDT by Travis McGee
LAKE COUNTY, Fla. -- Five men, including four illegal immigrants have been caught after cops say they attacked a Lake County deputy. It happened on Long Acres Road in Sorrento, just off State Road 46, Sunday night.
Lake County sheriff's deputies used their helicopter to search the area in an attempt to find the men who beat up Deputy Cliff McMennamy.
"You wouldn't think a noise complaint would generate something like that," the deputy told Eyewitness News in an interview over the phone Monday morning.
McMennamy said he was checking out a complaint of a loud party when 35-year-old Miguel Gomez threw a beer bottle at his car. McMennamy chased him down and hit him with a taser. The deputy said he was then surrounded.
McMennamy was punched above his right eye, hit with a beer bottle and even kicked in the jaw.
"While it was in progress, my worst fear was one of them having a weapon, a gun or a knife," he said.
Before they took his taser and bullets, McMennamy tried to radio for help, but it didn't get reception.
Amazingly, he used his cell phone to call while he fought away the attackers. The Lake County Sheriff's Office says their motivation was murder; they were trying to pull the gun from his holster.
"This is a bad situation that could have been worse," said Sgt. John Herrell, Lake County Sheriff's Office.
The 27-year-old deputy has been a member of the sheriff's office for two years. He said he'll be back to work on Wednesday.
"It won't be hard. I wouldn't trade this job for the world," he said.
Deputies are still looking for seven other men involved in the attack. Four of the five men they've caught are going to be deported since they were in the country illegally.
CW2 Ping.
So much for illegal aliens “hiding in the shadows.” They are ready to fight, even fight cops. If they had succeeded in wrestling his pistol away, the officer would be dead.
Note that this all started with a noise complaint, and the perps then escalated to mob violence. Coming soon to a barrio near you that used to be a middle class American neighborhood, thanks to the open border traitors.
Live and learn, deputy.
Paging John McCain...
Deporting them so they can slip back in. They should be on a chain gang, building a wall and paying taxes.
I’m sure John McCain doesn’t have to worry about this in his neighborhood. To him, illegals just mean cheap labor for his buddies. The only time they are seen in his gated community is when they are pushing lawnmowers.
At least tattoo a big D on their foreheads before deporting them.
Third World here we come. These depraved invaders screwed up their own hellholes now they’re screwing up our country.
Another incident reported here-—traffic cop stopped a latina for driving infraction—her son physically attacked the officer. The officer responded with several charges. The latinos then lawyered up and organized a march bleating they were “victims” of police brutality (planning to cash in bigtime).
McCainiac is a dupe of these hyphenates. They have no intention of assimiliating-—they are an occupying force with their own foreign agenda——to undermine US soverignity. Heaven help us.
We’ll get more of the same with John McCain.
This would have been a good time to shoot them. This could really have gotten out of hand.
A LOT more. And then they will claim to "be in charge" after they "take over." Then the game is on.
This is only about a hundred miles from your neighborhood, right?
More or less.
CW2 indeed.
Even 1,200 miles North of the Border, here in the Socialist State of Waashington, it is becoming clearer by the day. Where there were few to be seen,except for harvest time in the Ag areas, they now appear (usually in groups of 4 or more) everywhere.
Coming out of the shadows is an understatement... Anyplace one ventures, they are there, many with the "Hate Whitey" glare and attitude in their eyes. Gang grafitti is ubiquitous. Spanish is replacing English in the marketplace...
My son in law is (or WAS!) the owner of a general contracting company. No longer. There is no way he can compete with the illegal aliens that now under bid him by up to %50! Tough Times for Gringos in the trades!
B.L.O.A.T. !!!
I’m in the process of having a new house built nearby in Mt Dora. The house is just south of state route 46 and a little west of Sorento. Closing is scheduled by April 18th.
The house is fully equipped with video cameras and various alarms. There are sensors on all the doors and windows as well as smoke alarms and glass break detectors feeding into a monitored alarm system.
I had received a prophetic word through a prophet friend that I should have a full security system installed including video cameras to monitor the house. It didn’t make much sense at the time I received the word because the community is a new very nice gated community and it was thought to be in a low crime area.
We also have two dogs, A Rottweiler and a Pinscher so I am not worried about safety.
I am currently living in the Longwood area and my wife and I have been driving through Sorrento twice a week to monitor the construction on the new house.
“Spanish is replacing English in the marketplace...”
My neighbor has worked for a VERY large bank for about 20years, she says she is getting threats of firing from her Hispanic boss because she refuses to learn Spanish.
The majority of her coworkers are bilingual so she feels like they have all the interpreters they need in the branch.
No Country for Young Men it seems.
Sounds as if you have a very good security system in place.
I hope you never have any trouble there.
But speaking of "there", if you need to go to such lengths to protect your property, are you sure it is a good idea to move there?
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