Thread: AZ: DPS: Officer assaulted by illegal immigrant

DPS: Officer assaulted by illegal immigrant

July 26, 2008

TOMBSTONE — A Department of Public Safety officer was assaulted by an illegal immigrant following a traffic stop Thursday, the agency said Friday.

The vehicle, which had been pulled over for unsafe lane use, stopped and then sped away as the officer approached the vehicle, stopping in a dirt pullout, according to the DPS. The driver, also an illegal immigrant, tried to run, then the officer tried to restrain him, at which time the officer was attacked by a passenger who attempted to choke him. After the officer broke free, the men fled.

Six other illegal immigrants were in the vehicle and held at gunpoint by the officer until help arrived. The two men who fled were arrested by Border Patrol agents at about 11:20 p.m. Thursday.

The officer was not hurt.

Eliaquim Lopez, 21, of Mexico, was booked into the Cochise County Jail, charged with aggravated assault on a police officer and hindering prosecution. Jesus Tapia of Mexico was arrested on charges of unlawful flight from a police officer and escape.

www.douglasdispatch.com

Shall we add another name to our "Free Ramos and Compean" posters?

I wonder how long it will take to have this one snowballed.

No Bail , Lock'em up under the jail ,throw away the keys . This is the results of "Out of the Shadows" . I sure hope all this action against the officer was caught by the dashcam . Tell the Aclu , kiss it

YEAH, ABOUT TIME THE POLICE DOING THEIR JOB, THOUGH

FOR TWENTY YEARS POLICE IN THE UNITED STATES HAVE PERMITTED ILLEGAL CRIMINAL ALIENS TO ROAM OUR STREET IN AMERICA.

BUT WITH THE DRUG CARTEL MOVING INTO THE COUNTRY AND THE POLICE ARE ACTUALLY BEING ATTACKED JUST MAYBE THEY WILL START ENFORCING UNITED STATES IMMIGRATION LAWS