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06-02-2010, 04:52 PM #21
Man shot with Taser in fight at border dies
By Leslie Berestein, UNION-TRIBUNE STAFF WRITER
Kristina Davis, UNION-TRIBUNE STAFF WRITER
Originally published June 1, 2010 at 12:15 p.m., updated June 1, 2010 at 9:31 p.m.
SAN DIEGO — A man who died after being shot with a Taser stun gun Friday night by federal border officers had lived in the U.S. for 27 years, had five children and worked in construction, his wife said.
Maria Puga, the wife of Anastacio Hernandez Rojas, said Tuesday that she was too distraught to comment further.
Hernandez Rojas, a Mexican national, was declared brain-dead Saturday at a Chula Vista hospital, according to the county Medical Examiner’s Office. He suffered heart failure Monday and was taken off life support then, San Diego police said.
Hernandez Rojas lived with his family in the Encanto area of San Diego. He was initially listed as 32 years old on the medical examiner’s website, though other documents show him to be 42. He is believed to have been living in the country illegally since he was a minor.
Capt. Jim Collins of the San Diego Police Department, which is investigating the death, said Hernandez Rojas and his brother were arrested by U.S. Border Patrol agents about 7:20 p.m. Friday on suspicion of illegally crossing the border in the Otay Mountain area. He had been previously deported, a federal official said.
After their arrest in the mountains, Hernandez Rojas and his brother were transported to a Border Patrol station for processing, Collins said, then to the border turnstile at San Ysidro to be returned to Mexico. As agents were unloading him from a van and taking off his handcuffs, “he started fighting with the Border Patrol agents,â€
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06-02-2010, 05:20 PM #22
SAN DIEGO: Coroner rules death of Mexican migrant a homicide
Associated Press | Posted: June 2, 2010 1:37 pm
The San Diego County medical examiner's office has ruled the death of a Mexican migrant a homicide, five days after he was shot with a stun gun by a U.S. immigration officer.
The coroner said Wednesday that methampetemaine abuse and hypertension contributed to the death of Anastacio Hernandez, who died from cardiac arrest at a Chula Vista hospital.
San Diego police Capt. Jim Collins says the 32-year-old was shot with a stun gun by a Customs and Border Protection officer Friday night at a San Diego border crossing. The man had wrestled two Border Patrol agents to the ground.
Collins says results of the investigation will be sent to federal prosecutors, who will determine if criminal charges are filed.
Mexico has condemned the use of force against Hernandez.
NORTH COUNTY TIMES
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06-02-2010, 05:26 PM #23Originally Posted by redpony353Join our efforts to Secure America's Borders and End Illegal Immigration by Joining ALIPAC's E-Mail Alerts network (CLICK HERE)
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06-02-2010, 05:39 PM #24Originally Posted by SicNTiredInSoCal
so if they can't use a stun gun the next step is live rounds. (Which I have no problem with.)NO AMNESTY
Don't reward the criminal actions of millions of illegal aliens by giving them citizenship.
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06-02-2010, 05:46 PM #25
A taser is an excellant law enforcement tool. It is better than using a gun as both the number of serious injuries and deaths are low. Most civilians are not aware of they strict policies law enforcement agencies have regarding their use. First of all most agencies require their officers to be tazed before they carry one. The criteria for the use of tasers is the same as use for their gun. Tasers have a count of how many times they are depolyed and are monitored by police departments for abuse. When a taser is deployed there are little papers that scatter around like confetti so the evidence of use is there.
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06-02-2010, 06:26 PM #26Originally Posted by swatchickJoin our efforts to Secure America's Borders and End Illegal Immigration by Joining ALIPAC's E-Mail Alerts network (CLICK HERE)
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06-02-2010, 11:01 PM #27Originally Posted by Skip
SAN DIEGO — A man who died after being shot with a Taser stun gun Friday night by federal border officers had lived in the U.S. for 27 years, had five children and worked in construction, his wife said.
Maria Puga, the wife of Anastacio Hernandez Rojas, said Tuesday that she was too distraught to comment further.
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06-02-2010, 11:23 PM #28
Meth believed to be a factor in Taser death
By Kristina Davis, UNION-TRIBUNE STAFF WRITER
Wednesday, June 2, 2010 at 2:06 p.m.
SAN DIEGO — Methamphetamine abuse and high blood pressure were believed to be contributing factors in the death of a Mexican man who suffered a heart attack after being shot with a Taser stun gun, the Medical Examiner’s Office said Wednesday.
Anastacio Hernandez Rojas stopped breathing after being shocked by federal border officials and was declared brain-dead at a hospital Saturday. He was taken off life support Monday.
Authorities are still awaiting the results of toxicology tests, which could take about six weeks, to determine what substances may have been in his system when he was shocked.
Amphetamine use is not uncommon among the human smuggling routes of East County and in Arizona, with smugglers giving the substances to their charges in an attempt to make them walk faster and longer on what can be an arduous trek. U.S. Border Patrol agents also commonly find empty cans of energy drinks strewn along smuggling trails.
San Diego Police Department officials said Hernandez Rojas and his brother were arrested by U.S. Border Patrol agents about 7:20 p.m. Friday on suspicion of illegally crossing the border in the Otay Mountain area.
The two men were transported to a Border Patrol station for processing, then to the border turnstile at San Ysidro to be returned to Mexico. As agents were unloading him from a van and taking off his handcuffs, police said he started fighting with the Border Patrol agents, who used batons to try to subdue him.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers were called for help. A customs agent shot Hernandez Rojas in the back with a Taser and he stopped breathing shortly afterward. Officers administered CPR before paramedics took him to the hospital.
Police are investigating the incident and documenting the amount of force used by officers before submitting the case to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for review.
Hernandez Rojas, who had lived in the U.S. illegally for 27 years, had five children and lived in Encanto with his family. His age is listed in various documents as either 32 or 42.
Staff writer Leslie Berestein contributed to this report.
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06-03-2010, 01:24 AM #29
If he lived in the U.S. for 27 years, he was here during the 1986 Amnesty.
Which means he was forgiven for coming to the U.S. illegally (he would have been 5) so wouldn't he have had the opportunity to have become a legal resident?
I am a little comfused how the system worked, could someone enlighten me?
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