{"id":2348070,"date":"2024-10-01T13:54:00","date_gmt":"2024-10-01T17:54:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/eight-migrants-arrested-after-allegedly-looting-flood-ravaged-tennessee\/"},"modified":"2024-10-01T13:56:10","modified_gmt":"2024-10-01T17:56:10","slug":"eight-migrants-arrested-after-allegedly-looting-flood-ravaged-tennessee","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/eight-migrants-arrested-after-allegedly-looting-flood-ravaged-tennessee\/","title":{"rendered":"Eight Migrants Arrested After Allegedly Looting Flood-Ravaged Tennessee"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Feight-migrants-arrested-after-allegedly-looting-flood-ravaged-tennessee%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2348070&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Eight migrants\u200c were arrested in Tennessee for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kyiv-reports-that-russia-ran-out-of-iranian-shahed-136-drones\/\" title=\"Kyiv Reports That Russia Ran Out of Iranian Shahed-136 Drones\">looting homes<\/a> following the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/a-doctors-open-letter-to-fauci-and-the-medical-establishment\/\" title=\"A Doctor\u2019s Open Letter To Fauci And The Medical Establishment\">devastation caused<\/a> by\u2064 Hurricane \u200dHelene.\u2063 The Washington County \u200bSheriff\u2019s Office announced\u2064 the arrests, stating that\u200b the suspects were taken into custody on \u2063September 28. \u200bThe individuals are charged with burglary and breaking\u200d into occupied structures, with three facing more serious burglary charges. All arrested \u2063are recognized as legal\u200b migrant\u200d workers \u2064in the \u200cU.S. and are being\u200b held \u2062with a $20,000 bond. <\/p>\n<p>The sheriff&#8217;s office shared\u2062 details\u200c about their arrests, \u200dnoting that they occurred near\u200c Jonesborough, Tennessee, \u2062amidst widespread destruction in the\u200c region. The hurricane caused fatalities \u200dand disrupted essential services\u2064 like communication and power, leaving many communities isolated. Rescuers continue to search\u2062 for \u200csurvivors while concerns about\u200d violence and resource scarcity \u200carise among the \u2062affected populations. Authorities are taking\u200c measures to prevent conflicts over limited supplies like fuel, food, \u200dand \u2063water.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> <script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Eight migrants have been arrested in Tennessee after allegedly looting homes and property in the wake of a devastating hurricane.<\/p>\n<p>The Washington County Sheriff&rsquo;s Office announced the eight arrests Sunday, listing the men&rsquo;s charges and where deputies found them.<\/p>\n<p>The suspects were taken into custody Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;According to Sheriff Keith Sexton,&rdquo; a post on the WCSO page, &ldquo;Deputies arrested eight men for looting on Saturday, Sept. 28. All are now in custody at the Washington County Detention Center, each held on $20,000 bonds. They will appear in court Monday, Sept. 30.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: none; overflow: hidden;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FWCSOTN1777%2Fposts%2Fpfbid02wqCLCTNW7A6qAjLmKTWQUyXLK43bbAtZ3c5e3uHus4ssETNQJQ9wa6FbmDMN1Q3rl&amp;show_text=true&amp;width=500\" width=\"500\" height=\"690\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>Three of the men, Jesus Leodan Garcia-Peneda, 51; Josue Berardo Ortis-Valdez, 30; and Ersy Leonel Ortis-Valdez, 33, are being charged with burglary.<\/p>\n<p>The other five, Albin Nahun Vega-Rapalo, 24; David Bairon Rapalo-Rapalo, 37; Kevin Noe Martinez-Lopez, 25; Marvin Hernandez-Martinez, 43; Dayln Gabriel Guillen Guillen, 37, were charged with breaking into occupied structures.<\/p>\n<p>According to the <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2024\/09\/30\/us-news\/eight-migrants-accused-of-looting-in-flood-ravaged-tennessee\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New York Post<\/a>, a representative from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/oregon-governor-encourages-people-to-call-police-on-neighbors-violating-covid-orders\/\" title=\"Oregon Governor Encourages People To Call Police On Neighbors Violating COVID Orders\">sheriff&#038;rsquo<\/a>;s department confirmed all eight men are migrant workers currently in the United States legally.<\/p>\n<p>The sheriff&rsquo;s office said the eight suspects were arrested near the town of Jonesborough, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wjhl.com\/news\/crime\/wcso-8-jailed-for-alleged-looting-in-flood-zone\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WHJL<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Tennessee and its neighboring coastal states are currently reeling from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/ap-dozens-dead-millions-without-power-helenes-deadly-march-across-southeastern-us\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">devastation of Hurricane Helene<\/a>, which swept through and left a still-growing number of dead Americans in its wake.<\/p>\n<p>The arrests underline the precarious state of communities in the disaster area, many of which are virtually cut off from civilization. For inland towns and cities razed by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hurricane-ian-strengthens-to-category-3-storm-heads-for-dangerous-strike-on-florida\/\" title=\"Hurricane Ian Strengthens to Category 3 Storm, Heads for Dangerous Strike on Florida\">hurricane-force winds<\/a>, devastating floods that followed threw a big wrench in rescue efforts.<\/p>\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/newshour\/nation\/rescue-crews-rush-to-north-carolina-mountain-towns-cut-off-by-helene-floodwaters\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">PBS<\/a>, supplies are being airlifted into the city of Asheville, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/donald-trump-elon-musk-team-help-north-carolina-residents-dealing-helene-aftermath\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">North Carolina<\/a> because of roads that are impassable or washed away.<\/p>\n<p>Asheville is not alone in its isolation.<\/p>\n<p>Total disruptions to cell service and the regional power grid are causing even more problem for rescuers across the region. Some towns are completely cut off from the outside world.<\/p>\n<p>Civilians in need of help are finding it difficult to contact the outside world, while officials are struggling to contact next-of-kin for the dozens of bodies being discovered in the rubble and floodwaters.<\/p>\n<p>Search and rescue teams are still combing for survivors and others in need of rescue.<\/p>\n<p>Concerns about violence are permeating the post-storm atmosphere.<\/p>\n<p>Locations that still have gasoline, food and water are being reinforced by authorities to quell arguments and prevent violence over the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trump-teams-samaritans-purses-franklin-graham-says-biden-harris-non-responsive-hurricane\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">severely limited resources<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\">  <\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> <label>* Name<\/label> <br \/> <input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> <\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> <label>* <\/label> <br \/> <input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> <\/div>\n<p> <label>* Message<\/label> <br \/> <textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea>  <\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> <input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\">  <\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> <script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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The Washington County Sheriff\u2019s Office reported the arrests on Sunday, detailing the charges against the men and their locations when apprehended. They were taken into custody on Saturday. Sheriff Keith Sexton stated that all eight men are now held at the Washington County Detention Center with $20,000 bonds each and are scheduled to appear in court on Monday, September 30. Three of the suspects face burglary charges, while five others are charged with breaking into occupied buildings. A sheriff&#8217;s department representative confirmed that all eight individuals are legally residing migrant workers in the U.S. The arrests occurred near Jonesborough amidst ongoing recovery efforts from Hurricane Helene, which has caused significant devastation and isolation in affected areas. Rescue operations continue as communities struggle with limited resources and communication challenges post-storm<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2348071,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Immigrant-Crime.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[5175,42087,32086,5371,6651],"class_list":["post-2348070","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-arrest","tag-flood-recovery","tag-looting","tag-migrants","tag-tennessee"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Immigrant-Crime.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2348070","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2348070"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2348070\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2348071"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2348070"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2348070"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2348070"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}