How has this all come about?! Yes, a crime was comitted against her husband. However, she was caught committing a crime as well -and the family is outraged over this?! Only in America!!!


Shooting witness arrested for fake ID
Attack on husband still under investigation

August 9, 2007
By RYAN PAGELOW rpagelow@scn1.com

After witnessing her husband being shot in the driveway of her Waukegan home last Friday, Josefina Blas, 33, called police. During the investigation of the shooting, which is still under way, police searched the home and arrested Blas for having a fraudulent identification card, outraging family members.

It taps into the fears of undocumented immigrants that if they contact police about a crime, they themselves may be charged for crimes associated with living in this country unlawfully.

"They asked for her legal status," said Lorena Gonzalez, Blas's sister-in-law. "They said, 'We're going to call immigration. Where is your license? Where are your documents?'"

However, no immigration charges were filed against Blas, and police did not contact Immigration Customs and Enforcement, said Cmdr. Wayne Walles of the Waukegan Police Department.

Blas is originally from Guerrero, Mexico. She used someone else's Social Security Number to obtain work as a housekeeper a few months ago.

Police arrested Blas and she was charged with identity theft and unlawful possession of fraudulent identification, Walles said.

The police department investigates all crimes reported directly to the police as well as crimes uncovered during the course of investigations.

"Our main concern is finding out who is responsible for this shooting crime," he said. "While identity theft is an important and serious crime, our emphasis remains on finding out who is responsible for the shooting in this incident."

Francisco Villanueva, 37, was shot at approximately 6:20 a.m. on Aug. 3 on the 300 block of N. Martin Ave. He was sitting in his vehicle in his driveway when an unknown male subject approached the open driver's door and fired two shots into the vehicle, striking the victim in the left hand and left thigh, according to Walles.

The offender then fled to a vehicle which was parked south of the driveway and fled southbound.

Villanueva is currently at Vista East Medical Center and lost two of his fingers, Gonzalez said. He has three children. The youngest, a two-year-old girl, also witnessed the shooting from the window of their home.

The police are still investigating this shooting. Anyone with information regarding this incident is asked to contact (847) 599-2947.

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