Thread: Jamaican man indicted after threatening to kill immigration employee, feds say

A still from a YouTube video prosecutors say Oniel Christopher Russell posted titled "Cop Killer." (Courtesy of YouTube)

June 1, 2017
Christal Hayes

A Jamaican man who overstayed his visit to the United States was arrested in Orlando after threatening to kill an immigration employee and then assaulting a federal officer, according to the U.S. Department of Justice.

Oniel Christopher Russell, 39, told officials he was visiting the U.S. for pleasure when he arrived from Jamaica in October 2008. He was allowed to stay until January 2009, prosecutors said.

But in 2013, deputies from the Orange County Sheriff’s Office said, they found Russell had a handgun. It’s unclear why Russell was not arrested or deported at that time.

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services got involved, and in 2016, Russell threatened to kill an employee while talking on the phone, federal court records show.

Prosecutors say he also posted a rap video on YouTube called “Cop Killer.” The video shows Russell and a friend singing and dancing in front of two vehicles as they drink alcohol.

He talks about killing officers and never letting them capture him.

“You will get bullets quick, quick, quick,” he says in the song as he flashes what appears to be a black handgun tucked in his pants.

A warrant for his arrest was filed.

Agents received a tip on April 25 that Russell was living in a home on Kerry Drive in Orlando. When they approached, Russell became “belligerent and verbally combative,” a federal criminal complaint states.

He tried to run inside the home, and one of the agents tried to handcuff him, prosecutors said.

That’s when Russell pulled the agent into a wall, knocked him to the ground, then started to drag him toward the home.

Russell then stopped resisting and was placed under arrest, court records show.

He was charged with being an illegal immigrant in possession of a firearm and felony assault on a federal officer.

Russell has pleaded not guilty to the charges. He faces up to 18 years in federal prison if convicted.

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/...601-story.html

Oh lord, there are millions of people like this in our country illegally. GET THEM ALL OUT. GET THEM ALL OUT NOW. ALL. OUT. NOW.

No prison...I do not want to pay for it.

Immediate deportation out of here!!!

Correct!! GET THEM ALL OUT NOW!!

Ok Judy and Beezer. I guess that would be ok too. I know that my idea of locking them up first and making them work off what it would cost to deport them won't fly anyway. Democrats would be up in arms calling that inhumane. So yes, let's get them the hell out of here ASAP!!!

Yes, get them out and keep them out. Let their own countries figure out what to do with and how to support these derelicts.

December 29, 2017
David Harris

A 40-year-old man from Jamaica faces nearly two decades in prison after he was convicted of possession of a weapon and assaulting a federal officer.

Oniel Christopher Russell, an illegal immigrant, entered the U.S. in October 2008 and was supposed to leave in January 2009, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office.

He stayed and was pulled over in August 2013 by Orange County deputies. During the traffic stop, two guns were found in his car, one of which he admitted was his. He was not arrested then, but immigration agents started looking for him in October 2016 and found him in April.

When agents were trying to arrest him, he dragged one of the officers 6 to 10 feet, then slammed him against the house. Russell was then taken into custody.

Prosecutors say he also posted a rap video on YouTube called “Cop Killer” where he talks about killing officers and never letting them capture him.

Russell will be sentenced in March.

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/...229-story.html

I could never accept giving a criminal like this a free pass. You do the crime, you do the time! If the man had been deported back in 2009 like he should have, we wouldn't be having this conversation. Folks need to understand that deportation is not a criminal punishment. Oh, and I can't for the life of me understand why he wasn't arrested in 2013 for illegally possessing a handgun.

We need a tracking system in place to identify when a visitor overstays a visa!