Thread: Three illegal immigrants tried to kill Lexington deputy

Sheriff: Three illegal immigrants tried to kill Lexington deputy

Posted: Feb 8, 2009 04:07 PM

Updated: Feb 9, 2009 08:01 AM


RAW: Lexington Co. patrol car hit by shotgun blast

Carlos Alfredo Diaz De Leon

Lucino Guzman Guttierrez

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LEXINGTON, SC (WIS) - Lexington County deputies say a man and two teenagers are charged with trying to kill a deputy responding to a call about a suspicious vehicle, according to Sheriff James Metts.

Metts says the three opened fire with a 12-gauge shotgun while Deputy Ted Xanthakis and a police dog were in Xanthakis' marked patrol car, at around 3:00am Sunday on Oakwood Drive near West Columbia.

Pellets from the shotgun damaged the door frame and windows on the passenger's side of the patrol car, but Xanthakis and the dog were not injured.

Seventeen-year-old Carlos Alfredo Diaz De Leon and 20-year-old Lucino Guzman Guttierrez are charged with assault and battery with intent kill, and De Leon is also charged with unlawfully possessing a handgun and driving without a valid driver's license.

Detectives will recommend that the 15-year-old boy be prosecuted in family court on a charge of assault and battery with intent to kill. Under South Carolina law, Metts cannot identify the 15-year-old boy because he is a child.

However, Metts did say De Leon, Guttierrez and the 15-year-old boy illegally entered the United States from Mexico.

Metts says Guttierrez is a member of a criminal gang, and detectives are investigating whether De Leon and the 15-year-old boy also are members of the gang. The motive for the shooting incident remains under investigation.

According to deputies, when Deputy Xanthakis arrived at the Oakwood Drive location, he saw three men running towards him. After seeing Xanthakis' marked patrol car, Metts says the men ran towards a perimeter fence at a mobile home park.

One male ran around a shed in order to hide from Xanthakis, Metts said. Xanthakis stopped his patrol car by a clothes line and saw the male point a shotgun towards him.

Metts says Xanthakis began to back up his patrol car, Metts said, and the man turned and ran. As Xanthakis prepared to get out of his patrol car, a shotgun blast damaged the front passenger window of his car. A piece of glass from the window hit Xanthakis in his face.

Deputies later identified De Leon, Guttierrez and the 15-year-old boy as the three males whom Xanthakis encountered on Oakwood Drive, Metts said. Deputies and members of the U.S. Marshals Service fugitive task force took custody of De Leon, Guttierrez and the 15-year-old boy at De Leon's home at about 10:15am. De Leon was carrying a handgun when he was arrested, according to deputies.

After executing search warrants at the homes of De Leon and Guttierrez, deputies recovered items that might have been stolen during vehicle break-ins in Lexington County, Metts said. The items included GPS devices and car stereos.

Metts says eputies also found the shotgun used to shoot at Xanthakis under a barn on Continental Drive near the intersection with Methodist Park Road near West Columbia.

De Leon and Guttierrez are being held at the Lexington County Detention Center awaiting bond hearings. The 15-year-old is being housed on Sunday at a juvenile detention facility on Broad River Road in Columbia.

The sheriff's department will work with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement concerning the immigration status of De Leon, Guttierrez and the 15-year-old boy.

Metts said the case remains under investigation. The sheriff said detectives might file additional charges against the three.

Posted by Logan Smith

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Hey Harry Reid... Nancy Pelosi .... these Illegals are demanding a STIMULUS CHECK yesterday

What about ILLEGAL DOES OUR GOVERNMENT NOT UNDERSTAND???????????
These people are breaking the law and trespassing HERE IN AMERICA DUH!!!!!!!!!!! How do we handle this? WE LOAD THERE ILLEGAL CARCASE'S IN ANYWAY WE CAN AND HAUL THEM BACK WHERE THEY CAME FROM(AGAIN DUH)!!!!!!!!!!!! ANY QUESTIONS??????????

Hmmm...First obvious question is why the deputy didn't return fire? Seems their department needs to invest more in combat training.

Originally Posted by ppa_founder

Hmmm...First obvious question is why the deputy didn't return fire? Seems their department needs to invest more in combat training.

The deputy probably figured he would be prosecuted and put under the jail for 20 years for firing on an illegal hispanic gang banger that just shot at him!

I can hear the ACLU now: "This poor young handicapped immigrant was only holding a stick to help him walk. The deputy only 'thought' he saw a shotgun. He found the handgun on his way home from the Catholic church where he frequently prays for a better life. Thank goodness the police showed up when they did at his home. It saved him a trip to the police station where he was planning to go and turn in the 'found' handgun. Because of the officer's lack of Spanish language skills, the poor immigrants didn't understand their 'rights' which resulted in their being framed for crimes they didn't commit. Therefore we are representing these poor immigrants in a lawsuit against this deputy, the county, the state, and we demand 3 million dollars in damages for terrorizing these innocent young immigrants."

Originally Posted by mawmaw5737

What about ILLEGAL DOES OUR GOVERNMENT NOT UNDERSTAND???????????
These people are breaking the law and trespassing HERE IN AMERICA DUH!!!!!!!!!!! How do we handle this? WE LOAD THERE ILLEGAL CARCASE'S IN ANYWAY WE CAN AND HAUL THEM BACK WHERE THEY CAME FROM(AGAIN DUH)!!!!!!!!!!!! ANY QUESTIONS??????????

WELCOME TO ALIPAC MAWMAW5737. YES IT IS TRUE THAT THESE PEOPLE ARE BREAKING THE LAW AND TRESPASSING IN OUR COUNTRY. BUT THE THING HERE IS THIS.OUR GOVERNMENT COULD CARE LESS THAT THEY ARE BREAKING THE LAW. YOU SEE THEY ACTUALLY HAVE MORE RIGHTS THAN YOU AND I AS WELL AS ALL AMERICANS AND THOSE WHO ARE LEGAL CITIZENS. THEY CAN DO WHATEVER THE HELL THEY WANT TO DO AND ITS OK WITH OUR GOVERNMENT. THATS JUST THE WAY IT IS PLAIN AND SIMPLE. WE ARE SCREWED WHEN IT COMES TO MEXICO AND ITS ILLEGALS IN WHAT USE TO BE OUR COUNTRY

Originally Posted by LadyStClaire

Originally Posted by mawmaw5737

What about ILLEGAL DOES OUR GOVERNMENT NOT UNDERSTAND???????????
These people are breaking the law and trespassing HERE IN AMERICA DUH!!!!!!!!!!! How do we handle this? WE LOAD THERE ILLEGAL CARCASE'S IN ANYWAY WE CAN AND HAUL THEM BACK WHERE THEY CAME FROM(AGAIN DUH)!!!!!!!!!!!! ANY QUESTIONS??????????

WELCOME TO ALIPAC MAWMAW5737. YES IT IS TRUE THAT THESE PEOPLE ARE BREAKING THE LAW AND TRESPASSING IN OUR COUNTRY. BUT THE THING HERE IS THIS.OUR GOVERNMENT COULD CARE LESS THAT THEY ARE BREAKING THE LAW. YOU SEE THEY ACTUALLY HAVE MORE RIGHTS THAN YOU AND I AS WELL AS ALL AMERICANS AND THOSE WHO ARE LEGAL CITIZENS. THEY CAN DO WHATEVER THE HELL THEY WANT TO DO AND ITS OK WITH OUR GOVERNMENT. THATS JUST THE WAY IT IS PLAIN AND SIMPLE. WE ARE SCREWED WHEN IT COMES TO MEXICO AND ITS ILLEGALS IN WHAT USE TO BE OUR COUNTRY

Yep ...

Seems and Arizona rancher Roger Barnett tried to do that and now he is in court for protecting his ranch and property that the illegals destroyed.