Thread: Illegal Immigrant Charged with Poisoning a Cullman Man

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Illegal Immigrant Charged with Poisoning a Cullman Man

April 18, 2007

From NewsChannel 19

Cullman police have an illegal immigrant in jail, charged with poisoning a man in a store parking lot.

29-year old Blanca Sifuentes was arrested last week after allegedly giving a man a drink laced with insecticide.

Police say she gave the man the drink and drove off after he swallowed some. The man survived the poisoning attempt.

Police aren't releasing a motive, but say if convicted, Sifuentes could be deported after serving a sentence.

Police aren't releasing a motive, but say if convicted, Sifuentes could be deported after serving a sentence.

Could be?

Originally Posted by MW

Police aren't releasing a motive, but say if convicted, Sifuentes could be deported after serving a sentence.

Could be?

Who is the victim? This has to be the shortest and least informative 'article', if you want to call it that, I have ever read!

W

Here's a little more info.

http://www.cullmantimes.com/local/local ... 24829.html

Published: April 17, 2007 10:48 pm

Man poisoned in store parking lot
By Evan Belanger
The Cullman Times

A woman described by Cullman Police as an illegal immigrant is in jail this week after allegedly poisoning a local man in the Wal-Mart parking lot.

Blanca Sifuentes, 29, was arrested last week after allegedly poisoning a Cullman man with an insecticide-laced drink.

Police declined to release the victim’s name, but said he survived the poisoning after spending days in the care of Woodland Medical Center.

Police Capt. Max Bartlett, said the two were acquaintances, both former potato farmers, but he declined to release a motive for the alleged poisoning.

He said Sifuentes apparently gave the man the poisoned drink last Tuesday in the Wal-Mart parking lot and drove away immediately after he swallowed some.

While the victim drank only a small amount, he reportedly suffered a burning sensation in his throat, blurred vision, difficulty breathing and an increased heart rate.

According to reports, he was able to drive himself to the parking lot of Fire Mountain Grill, less than a mile from Wal-Mart Alabama Highway 69, before calling his son, who drove him to the emergency room.

“It was kind of nip and tuck there for a while,” Bartlett said. “We weren’t sure he was going to make it.”

According to Bartlett, Sifuentes has confessed to putting a powdered insecticide in the drink, but reports from a state lab showing exactly what kind had not been returned as of Tuesday.

He also said a hold has been placed on Sifuentes’ $10,000 bond since she is an illegal alien. If convicted, she will likely be deported after fulfilling her sentence, according to Bartlett.

Sifuentes’ two children have been taken into custody by the Department of Human Resources.

Why would you take a drink from a stranger? Seems odd to me.

Seems they're "acquaintances" VM.