Thread: Cops: Illegal immigrants held captive in Port Chester; capto

Cops: Illegal immigrants held captive in Port Chester; captor threatens to cut off their fingers

By Leslie Korngold
March 31, 2008

PORT CHESTER - A Texas man was arraigned today after police said he transported illegal immigrants from Texas, held five of them in a Port Chester apartment and threatened to cut off their fingers with pruning shears if they didn't ante up more money.

John Ernest Guerrero Jr., 22, of Pearland was arrested after the captives escaped, police said. Police are seeking a second captor.

Two men were found on Poningo Street Saturday afternoon allegedly after escaping from an apartment in 123 Haseco Ave., a duplex Victorian-style building, where they had been held for four or five days after being transported there by two men in a car after crossing the Mexican border into Texas.

Guerrero was arraigned this morning, charged with first-degree attempted robbery, a felony, police said. He was being held on $100,000 and is due back in Port Chester village court Thursday.

A total of five men escaped the apartment; only two have come forward, police said.

The second man police are seeking fled in a black four-door Toyota suburban utility vehicle, police said.

Anyone with information is asked to call Port Chester police at 914-939-8419. All calls will be kept confidential.

Staff writer Leah Rae contributed information for this report.

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That's what happens when you break the law, you get taken advantage by other law breakers. Let that be a lesson to other IA. I don't feel sorry for them it wouldn't of happened if they hadn't broken the law to be here.

A Texas man was arraigned today after police said he transported illegal immigrants from Texas, held five of them in a Port Chester apartment and threatened to cut off their fingers with pruning shears if they didn't ante up more money.

This makes me sick.....hope this guy get's everything he deserves.

This is one scarey looking person. Go to the address and take a look at his mug shot. I would be VERY afraid if I were one of his captives.

PORT CHESTER - A Texas man was arraigned today after police said he transported illegal immigrants from Texas, held five of them in a Port Chester apartment and threatened to cut off their fingers with pruning shears if they didn't ante up more money.

Hope they don't offer the five illegal immigrants U cards in exchange for their testimony.

Originally Posted by MyAmerica

PORT CHESTER - A Texas man was arraigned today after police said he transported illegal immigrants from Texas, held five of them in a Port Chester apartment and threatened to cut off their fingers with pruning shears if they didn't ante up more money.

Hope they don't offer the five illegal immigrants U cards in exchange for their testimony.

If they'll offer a drug traffiker a free pass in to the US to smuggle more drugs for testimony against our border patrol agents then I think those 5 who broke US laws being here illegally have a good shot at U cards to stay here....

A phot of the perp - John Ernest Guerrero Jr.

Originally Posted by zeezil

A phot of the perp - John Ernest Guerrero Jr.

COULD YOU IMAGINE BEING THREATENED TO HAVE YOUR FINGERS CUT OFF BY THIS MAN?