Posted on 01/12/2025 9:40:56 PM PST by bimboeruption
A reported illegal immigrant was arrested by police after California residents feared he would use a blowtorch to start wildfires in Los Angeles.
The man’s illegal status was reported By Bill Melugin at Fox News late on January 12:
Per ICE sources, the man seen in a viral video being subdued by residents & arrested by police w/ a blowtorch near the #KennethFire in West Hills is an illegal alien from Mexico named Juan Manuel Sierra-Leyva. He is in custody on a probation violation & has NOT been charged w/ arson.
Melugin continued:
I’m told ICE will place a detainer request on him with the L.A. County Sheriff’s Department, but they do not expect it to be honored due to California’s Sanctuary State law. I’m told Sierra-Leyva will have a court appearance tomorrow.
The arrest comes as California legislators debate legislation that would provide another $25 million to help the state’s large population of illegal evade deportation during President Donald Trump’s second term.
Like New York City, the government of Los Angeles welcomes migrants because they serve as cheap labor, apartment-sharing renters, and welfare-aided consumers.
There were multiple videos of the arrest:
In 2021, local officials charged another illegal migrant with arson near the Pacific Palisades neighborhood. Available press reports do not say if the man was found guilty.
Many residents are sharing reports that fires were deliberately lit and are alert against possible arsonists.
(Excerpt) Read more at breitbart.com ...
An illegal from Mexico, Juan Manuel Sierra-Leyva was arrested.
I'm shocked! Shocked!
Was he operating DEW technology?
Give him the piñata treatment.
Meanwhile, the nation’s second largest city has been burning for several days. Good grief. 🤦🏻♀️
According to the article, he hasn’t been charged with ARSON.
Yep… and this approach is exactly why they’re in the horrible mess they’re in.
I hope Tom Homan goes after these sheriffs and police chiefs who aid and abet these criminals, as well as the politicians.
4 AM Bump!
This is what happens when a nation condones illegal behavior. This is nothing compared to what will happen when the cells are activated.
Pegged it.
Well then, he can get the whole democrap party red carpet treatment then.
Hang all arsonist andlooters on the spot . No arrests
If the cops won’t do it the people should
Back in the day, DC had an offense called Possession of Implements of a Crime. It was one of the handful of misdemeanors for which an arrest could be made based on probable cause. Usually, misdemeanors have to be actually witnessed by the cops.
I used it once on a New Yorker who was carrying a fire hydrant wrench.
Carrying a blowtorch during a period of major fires should land his ass in jail
Looks like we found another reason the democrats import illegals no finger prints.
WAS CARRYING a 5 gallon propane tank & a torch—commonly called a “WEED BURNER”.
HAD 5 CELL PHONES
HAD 2 PASSPORTS
HAD A “UNITED NATIONS DEBIT CARD” WITH MONEY ALREADY ON IT.
TOLD SHERIFFS DEPUTIES that ‘he needed the ‘torch’ to light his LEGAL MJ cigarettes because he couldn’t afford a lighter”
IF he had a preloaded debit card-—the lighter would cost him nothing-—he didn’t ‘preload’ the debit card.
HOW MUCH DID THE PROPANE & WAND COST????
>>>>I hope Tom Homan goes after these sheriffs and police chiefs who aid and abet these criminals, as well as the politicians.<<<<
I bet he will.
President Trump put the right guy in charge of protecting America’s borders.
The Korean rooftop snipers stopped the looting in their neighborhood during the riots in LA in 1992.
It can be done.
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