Border group members face felony charges

HEBBRONVILLE, Texas – A pair of Ranch Rescue volunteers arrested here Wednesday are facing two felony charges each, Texas Department of Public Safety officials say.

As WorldNetDaily reported yesterday, Casey Nethercutt of California and Hank Conner of Louisiana were arrested by Texas Ranger Sgt. Doyle Holdridge and charged with two counts of aggravated assault with a weapon and two counts of unlawful restraint for allegedly pistol-whipping and detaining a Salvadoran man and his wife early Wednesday morning.

Nethercutt and Conner were part of a four-man detachment from Ranch Rescue – a property-rights activist group – which was led by Texas chapter head and national spokesman Jack Foote. The four-man contingent, at the request of rancher Joe Sutton, was here to prevent criminal trespassers from crossing Sutton's property.

Law enforcement and other sources say the men are being held in a detention facility in nearby Falfurrias. Officials said yesterday that bond for each man had been set at $200,000. The men were expected to be arraigned in Hebbronville this morning.

Holdridge told WorldNetDaily that the Salvadoran couple – a man and woman described as being in their mid-20s, but whose names have not yet been released – bore some visible physical signs of injury. After Nethercutt and Conner were apprehended, the Salvadoran couple picked the men out of a photo array, said the arresting officer.

Foote said the charges are bogus. He said he and his team "never touched" the couple, "except to pat them down and search them for weapons" after discovering them lying down in brush early Wednesday morning around 1 a.m. He says he has pictures to prove it, although they weren't available at publication time.

After Nethercutt and Conner searched the two Salvadorans, said Foote, they "were taken by van" to the front of Sutton's property, which is guarded by a heavy, steel, sliding gate that remains locked along Hwy. 16.

In the interim, said Foote, the U.S. Border Patrol – which mans an inspection station about seven miles north of Sutton's ranch – was notified to come pick up the Salvadorans. But after waiting around 45 minutes, Sutton grew impatient and ordered his detachment to simply open the front gate and release the Salvadoran couple, said Foote.

The Border Patrol arrived about 10 minutes later, said Foote. Sources told WND the Salvadoran couple eventually turned themselves in to Border Patrol officers, but agency officials would not confirm that.

Border Patrol spokesmen in Hebbronville and Laredo had no comment, except to say the case was being handled by Texas authorities.

It was unclear how the Salvadorans' testimony was obtained; neither Holdridge nor Jim Hogg County Sheriff's Department officials would say. Holdridge did say Wednesday, however, that the Salvadoran couple did not swear out a complaint.

In addition to legal problems, Nethercutt, who is in his mid-30s, and Conner, who was described as being nearly 60, have experienced health problems since being incarcerated. Officials say Nethercutt is suffering complications from pancreatitis, while Conner is suffering from chronic high blood pressure.

Authorities allowed volunteers to bring Conner medicine early yesterday, but refused to allow them to visit Nethercutt. Officials were also unclear as to whether Nethercutt had been taken for treatment to an area hospital or whether he was being treated on-site at a detention center health facility.

Foote says he is confident the men will be exonerated, but believes they will have to endure a lengthy court battle to prove their innocence. He also said he is having difficulty raising bail money and that he asked Sutton to help, but that he refused.

Although the current "mission" on Sutton's ranch is over, Foote pledges that the incident won't permanently damage Ranch Rescue.

"We just have to pick our battles," he said. "Right now, I just want to get these guys out of jail."

Nethercott Moved To Maximum Security Prison!

Ranch Rescue

- Casey Nethercott Moved to Maximum Security Prison -

Casey has been moved again - this time from Solitary Confinement in Falfurrias to a Maximum Security Prison. We are trying to find out the exact name, but it is something like "Star Center". This is at least the 4th move in just over two weeks. At one point, he was in a jail in San Antonio, some 4 hours away from Jim Hogg County where the ordeal began.

He is in a cell with a mattress on the floor on the same block as death row. Please note: He is not on death row, but on the same block as death row. Casey gets a 5 min. phone call but other than that, he has NO contact with the outside world, has not been allowed visitors from day one, not even from Religious counsel nor is he permitted a Bible.

Just prior to being transported to his yet undisclosed Maximum Security Prison, Casey was interrogated by "officers" that he has never seen before. None of them were wearing identification badges, insignias or name tags. He was interrogated at great length. Upon transport, as well as being handcuffed and shackled, Casey had a bag placed over his head. Upon arrival at his new location of incarceration, Casey noted that at the end of his cell row, on the far wall, hangs a large Mexican Flag

Casey Nethercott suffers from a pancreatic disorder yet his insulin has been taken away from him...again! He has about three days before the lack of insulin starts to kill him. You may recall that this was also denied him during the first 48 hours of his incarceration which resulted in bleeding from the mouth and Casey had to be hospitalized for several days.

A minister was enroute to Falfurrias to demand a visit with Casey Nethercott and host a live radio broadcast outside the prison if the request was denied (which we knew it would be).

This might possibly explain the reason for the sudden move to an undisclosed Maximum Security Prison.

Will keep you apprised of the details as we have them, but we need to find out for certain exactly where Casey has been taken and we need to bring this abuse to the attention of the public!

The results of the secretly held Grand Jury Indictment are not forth-coming. Ranch Rescue is being turned away and given the typical bureaucratic run-around each time any of us attempt to obtain this info which is a matter of PUBLIC RECORD! We cannot even get one state's Superior Court to work with another in obtaining these results for us. The lawyers have networked with one another to shut down the flow of information and Habeas Corpus has been denied as well.

All this, despite the documented, written testimony and filmed coverage of the events from beginning to end as they unfolded during the onset of OP FALCON by the visiting French Journalist, Eric Boye

(review at: http://www.patriotvocals.info/RRMembersOPHAWKJailedJournalistTestimony.htm

With great cause, we have dubbed the corrupt Sherrif, the dirty DA and the Texas Ranger operating in Jim Hogg County: "The Texas Taliban"...apparently this moniker will be extended to include yet many more before this saga ends for it is apparent that these trumped up charges (which are now up to 4) are meant to shut Ranch Rescue down because its VOLUNTEER CIVILIAN members are doing what the PAID SPECIALIZED GOVERNMENT AGENCIES CANNOT OR WILL NOT DO!

David Cheney, Northern Arizona Coordinator for Ranch Rescue

"He who suffers tamely to blatant crimes upon his liberties and freedoms encourages it."

PLEASE DONATE TO THE RANCH RESCUE LEGAL DEFENSE FUND (RR LDF) http://www.ranchrescue.com

At this time, Casey Nethercott is still sitting in jail. He has been moved again to Star City. It only took a few hours to find him this time around. He is being treated somewhat better but now he is being pressured to bring false witness against Jack Foote, founder and spokesman for Ranch Rescue.

Seems like the entire law enforcement community in Texas is on the take of the Mex Mafia. The DA doesn't even return calls to an attorney. We have a writ in the works demanding that their "evidence" and witnesses be shown. The DA and judge are ignoring it. We will have to force the issue in a higher court, providing there is an honest court in the state of Texas.

There is a Mex flag hanging in the hallway of the cellblock where Casey is being held. The guards laugh at his predicament. The insinuation is that if Casey gives false testimony against Jack, he will be freed.

On the other hand, Hank was released with NO COURT DATE GIVEN!

We're still accepting donations for Casey's defense at www.ranchrescue.com

David Cheney, N. AZ Coordinator for Ranch Rescue

It is YOUR assumption that they broke a law..it is not mine.

Sec. 274. [8 U.S.C. 1324]

(a) Criminal Penalties.-

(1)(A) Any person who-

(ii) knowing or in reckless disregard of the fact that an alien has come to, entered, or remains in the United States in violation of law, transports, or moves or attempts to transport or move such alien within the United States by means of transportation or otherwise, in furtherance of such violation of law;

(II) aids or abets the commission of any of the preceding acts,

(B) A person who violates subparagraph (A) shall, for each alien in respect to whom such a violation occurs-

(ii) in the case of a violation of subparagraph (A)(ii), (iii), (iv), or (v)(II),4/ be fined under title 18, United States Code, imprisoned not more than 5 years, or both;

(iii) in the case of a violation of subparagraph (A)(i), (ii), (iii), (iv), or (v)5/ during and in relation to which the person causes serious bodily injury (as defined in section 1365 of title 18, United States Code) to, or places in jeopardy the life of, any person, be fined under title 18, United States Code, imprisoned not more than 20 years, or both; and

The Ranch Rescue Catch and Release program is a felony.

It depends on their actions and knowledge.

Yea you know their "actions" They give them Offical drivers licenses and let them walk out and return to the community , and bank accounts and then let them walks out into the community.and BTW EVERY EMPLOYER of an illegal is also guilty of breaking this law..they release them back into the community at the end of every day..

All Texas officals should be jailed for voting to accept the Mexican ID's as legal..thus failing to see to the return of the illegal to another country

I would say that IF they decide to send these men to trial they had best build some new cells for all the government and white collar folks too

Heck we may need a Presidential suite

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