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Representative Russell Pearce's Son Shot by Illegal Alien
Posted on Sunday, December 19 @ 01:27:57 EST
Topic: Crimes Scenes illegal immigration laws
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 Two county deputies shot, along with suspect
By Kim Smith and Kristina Davis
Tribune
December 17, 2004
Topics: crimes, laws, illegal immigration, aliens, Americans, Patrol, Senate, Republican
Two Maricopa County sheriff's deputies were shot Thursday during the serving of a
search warrant in east Mesa. A suspect was shot by a third deputy.Deputy Sean
Pearce, who is the son of Rep. Russell Pearce, R-Mesa, was shot in the abdomen. He
was flown to Maricopa Medical Center in Phoenix, where he underwent surgery to
remove part of his large intestine. Deputy Lew Argetsinger was shot in the hand and
taken by ambulance to the medical center. Both were stable.
The suspect, Jorge Luis Guerra Vargas, 22, was flown to Banner Good Samaritan
Medical Center in Phoenix with nonlife-threatening facial injuries.
According to authorities, detectives with the Pinal County Sheriff's Office wanted
to execute a search warrant at the mobile home of a homicide's investigative lead,
but asked Maricopa County SWAT team members to enter first to ensure their safety.
Lt. Dave Trombi said seven members of the team knocked on the door at 111 S. 91st
Way at 6:35 a.m., announced their presence in English and Spanish, then broke
through the door. They were a short distance inside when a subject opened fire.
Both deputies shot were wearing ballistic body armor, but Pearce was struck in an
unprotected spot, Trombi said.
A third deputy returned fire on GuerraVargas, who was alone in the home, Trombi said.
Pinal County Sheriff's Office spokesman Mike Minter said detectives had hoped to
obtain evidence pertaining to a recent homicide in Hewlitt Station, a community near
Queen Valley.
A hunter called deputies Dec. 5 after he found a body with a gunshot wound to the
head buried under a pile of scrap lumber, Minter said.
Investigators found fresh tire tracks on the scene, and the clue led authorities to
the mobile home.
Esteban Soto, the investigative lead in the case, was found Thursday in New Mexico
and is being detained for questioning there.
Deputies are still working to identify the body, which is described as a 20- to
25-year-old Hispanic male.
Pearce has been on the force for 11 years, Deputy Argetsinger for three years.
Rep. Pearce, said he was in Washington, D.C., testifying on an immigration panel
when he was told his son had been shot.
"He is feisty. He will do well," he said. "I guarantee that the moment he is allowed
back, he will put that uniform on and be out there doing police work."
Russell Pearce also was shot in the chest and hand in the line of duty about 20
years ago while chasing gang members in Guadalupe.
Efforts to contact Argetsinger's family were unsuccessful.
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ALIPAC: Excerpt from email from Arizona Rep. Russell Pearce
December 18 -- I was in Washington DC as an invite by the Brookings Institute to participate this last Thursday (12/16/04) on an immigration panel to debate the national policy on immigration (mostly on children, but certainly extended to the entire issue of legal, illegal, benefits and the impact on America, etc.) and while on the panel, I was interrupted and given a message to call LuAnne in reference to an emergency at home. I called to find out my son Sean had been shot while executing a search warrant on a home for homicide suspects, and was being flown by helicopter to the hospital. I later learned the suspects and the shooter were illegal aliens and had been issued matricula cards so they could get services in the United States.
I've read enough. I'm ready to join the fight against illegal immigration.
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Re: Representative Russell Pearce's Son Shot by Illegal Alien (Score: 0)
by Anonymous on Sunday, December 19 @ 17:11:25 EST | | What does your group do? You raise money for? Is there more information on this story or others like it? |
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Re: Representative Russell Pearce's Son Shot by Illegal Alien (Score: 0)
by Anonymous on Tuesday, December 21 @ 03:27:31 EST | | Sean Pearce and his family (Russell) have dedicated many years to the citizens of Maricopa County. God bless him, his dad, and the employees in the trenches of the MCSO. |
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Re: Representative Russell Pearce's Son Shot by Illegal Alien (Score: 1)
by WilliamGheen on Tuesday, December 21 @ 12:34:34 EST
(User Info | Send a Message) | | ALIPAC sends our prayers and best wishes to the Pearce family. We wish Sean a speedy recovery and hope that he is able to return home for Christmas. We should all be thankful that he and many other brave Americans are defending our nation. We stand with you and help is on the way. |
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