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Posted on: December 28, 2018 at 20:04:01 CT
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Erasmo Villegas, 36, Bernabe Madrigal Castaneda, 59, and Maria Luisa Moreno, 57, were all taken into custody on suspicion of aiding and abetting Arriaga, Sheriff Youngblood said.
Additional arrests may be forthcoming, both sheriffs said.
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Police have also arrested the accused cop-killer’s brother, 25-year-old Adrian Virgen, and Arriaga’s coworker, 27-year-old Erik Razo Quiroz, for their role in helping Arriaga in his attempt to escape from the United States.
“They intentionally lied to us,” Sheriff Christianson said during the conference. “They tried to divert us…they misled us, they provided information that was false, all in an attempt to protect [Arriaga].”
Quiroz and Virgen are both illegal aliens as well, he confirmed.
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Sheriff Christianson criticized California’s sanctuary state laws, and said that it is time to bolster security at the nation’s southern border.
“We can’t ignore the fact that this could have been preventable,” he declared. “Under SB 4 in California, based on two arrests for DUI and some other active warrants that this criminal has out there, law enforcement…was prohibited…from sharing any information with ICE about this criminal gang member.”
Were it not for the law, Arriaga would have been reported to ICE, and never would have crossed paths with Cpl. Singh, he said.
“I’m suggesting that the outcome could have been different if law enforcement wasn’t restricted, prohibited, or had their hands tied because of political interference,” Sheriff Christianson reiterated.
“Why are we providing sanctuary for criminals, gang members?” the sheriff asked. “This is not how you protect a community.”
He noted that Arriaga’s arrest would not have been possible without the relationships between local, state, and federal law enforcement agencies, and praised them for their willingness to help in any way possible.
“Our federal law enforcement partners – DHS, ICE, the FBI, U.S. Customs and Border Protection – all of them came to our aid,” Sheriff Christianson said. “Task forces, you name it, I had it available at our disposal.”
When investigators learned that Arriaga was in Bakersfield, all it took was “one call” to Sheriff Youngblood to get law enforcement officers in Kern County assembled, he said.
During the press conference, Cpl. Singh’s younger brother, Reggie Singh, told reporters that law enforcement officers had worked day and night to identify, locate, and apprehend his brother’s murderer.
“I’d like to thank you, from the bottom of my heart,” Reggie said through sobs. “He’s not coming back…but there’s a lot of people out there that miss him.”
Edited by JeffB at 20:07:03 on 12/28/18
Additional arrests may be forthcoming, both sheriffs said.
...
Police have also arrested the accused cop-killer’s brother, 25-year-old Adrian Virgen, and Arriaga’s coworker, 27-year-old Erik Razo Quiroz, for their role in helping Arriaga in his attempt to escape from the United States.
“They intentionally lied to us,” Sheriff Christianson said during the conference. “They tried to divert us…they misled us, they provided information that was false, all in an attempt to protect [Arriaga].”
Quiroz and Virgen are both illegal aliens as well, he confirmed.
...
Sheriff Christianson criticized California’s sanctuary state laws, and said that it is time to bolster security at the nation’s southern border.
“We can’t ignore the fact that this could have been preventable,” he declared. “Under SB 4 in California, based on two arrests for DUI and some other active warrants that this criminal has out there, law enforcement…was prohibited…from sharing any information with ICE about this criminal gang member.”
Were it not for the law, Arriaga would have been reported to ICE, and never would have crossed paths with Cpl. Singh, he said.
“I’m suggesting that the outcome could have been different if law enforcement wasn’t restricted, prohibited, or had their hands tied because of political interference,” Sheriff Christianson reiterated.
“Why are we providing sanctuary for criminals, gang members?” the sheriff asked. “This is not how you protect a community.”
He noted that Arriaga’s arrest would not have been possible without the relationships between local, state, and federal law enforcement agencies, and praised them for their willingness to help in any way possible.
“Our federal law enforcement partners – DHS, ICE, the FBI, U.S. Customs and Border Protection – all of them came to our aid,” Sheriff Christianson said. “Task forces, you name it, I had it available at our disposal.”
When investigators learned that Arriaga was in Bakersfield, all it took was “one call” to Sheriff Youngblood to get law enforcement officers in Kern County assembled, he said.
During the press conference, Cpl. Singh’s younger brother, Reggie Singh, told reporters that law enforcement officers had worked day and night to identify, locate, and apprehend his brother’s murderer.
“I’d like to thank you, from the bottom of my heart,” Reggie said through sobs. “He’s not coming back…but there’s a lot of people out there that miss him.”
Edited by JeffB at 20:07:03 on 12/28/18
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Article says that they were illegal aliens too. - JeffB MU - 12/28 20:04:01