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Fox News
02-05-2025
- Fox News
Tennessee bodycam of 'Maryland man' traffic stop shows troopers' hands tied despite smuggling clues
The Tennessee Highway Patrol released body camera footage of its 2022 encounter with Kilmar Abrego-Garcia, where state troopers suspected he was involved in human trafficking. Garcia, 29, is a Salvadorian who illegally entered the United States in 2011 and in 2019 was issued a deportation order. Two previous judges concluded that Abrego-Garcia was likely affiliated with MS-13. He was deported in March and sent to the Terrorist Confinement Center (CECOT) in El Salvador. The Tennessee Highway Patrol pulled over Abrego-Garcia on November 30, 2022. Body camera video obtained by Fox News Digital shows Tennessee Highway Patrol troopers pulling over Abrego-Garcia, who had eight other individuals in his car, for what was initially a speeding violation. All people in the car are male. "How many rows have you got in here? Four seats? Four rows of seats?" a state trooper can be heard saying. "Did y'all put an extra one in? Huh? Did yall put another one in no? They come like this I've never seen one with that many seats in it." "He's hauling these people for money," one state trooper said. A source familiar with the situation told Fox News Digital that there was a conversation in the redacted portion of the video where state troopers discussed calling U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. The troopers called ICE, which didn't come to pick up Abrego-Garcia. The source added that when state troopers entered Abrego-Garcia's name into the National Crime Information Center, a warning appeared that showed he was suspected of being a gang member or terrorist. In the video, a trooper said Abrego-Garcia was in possession of $1,400 in cash, saying it was probably his payment. A trooper also noted that Abrego-Garcia had an invalid Maryland driver's license. State troopers who pulled over Abrego-Garcia said they suspected he was involved in human trafficking, according to body camera video. A state trooper can be heard saying "This is a good stop." During the traffic stop, Abrego-Garcia was heard changing his story several times. Abrego-Garcia first said he was headed back to his residence in Maryland, then said he was going to a different town for work. He said the group of individuals were initially driving from St. Louis, Missouri. Court records filed in Prince George's County, Maryland, reveal that Abrego-Garcia has a history of being a "violent" wife beater. In a 2021 court filing, Jennifer Vasquez, Abrego-Garcia's wife, wrote: "At this point, I am afraid to be close to him. I have multiple photos/videos of how violent he can be and all the bruises he [has] left me." U.S. District Judge Paula Xinis previously ordered the U.S. government to "facilitate" Abrego-Garcia's return to the United States.
Yahoo
18-03-2025
- Yahoo
2 men accused of driving around Polk County, firing shots out of pickup truck
EAGLE LAKE, Fla. (WFLA) — Two men were arrested over the weekend for firing guns out of a pickup truck, carrying two minors, around Polk County, the sheriff's office said. Around 3:23 a.m. on Sunday, Polk County deputies were dispatched to Eagle Lake for reports of someone shooting out of a vehicle. Lindsay Lohan's father, Michael Lohan, arrested in Florida According to officials, four people left a home in the Eagle Hammock neighborhood off of Eagle Lake Loop Road in a black Ford F-150. A single gunshot was fired. The pickup truck then stopped at the boat ramp at Lake McCloud and someone fired several more shots into the lake. Deputies said the F-150 traveled to a RaceTrac, located north of Eagle Lake at US-17 and SR-540. A Crime Information Center Operator and a Crime Analyst with PCSO, who happened to be in the gas station, observed the truck driver intentionally squealing their tires and logged their tag number to call in reckless behavior. As the truck was leaving, a single gunshot was fired out of the vehicle's window. The truck driver made another stop at a Circle K gas station, located on SR-540 and Spirit Lake, where another gunshot was fired. Body found in Weedon Preserve identified as missing St. Pete teen Soon after, deputies spotted the F-150 and pulled the driver over at the RaceTrac on SR-540 and Thornhill Road. All four individuals in the truck were detained. Two of the passengers, who were juveniles, were released to their parents and will not be charged. The two adults, who were also determined to be the ones firing the guns, were identified as 21-year-old Evan Thompson, of Bartow, and 22-year-old Devon Mailhot, of Eagle Lake. Deputies seized two firearms from the F-150— a PSA Dagger 9mm and a S&W Shield 9mm, which was reported stolen in 2023 out of Hernando County. Thompson and Mailhot were both arrested and charged with two counts of discharging a firearm from a vehicle within 1,000 feet of a person. This remains an ongoing investigation. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
