Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A preliminary investigation into the friendly fire death of a U.S. Border Patrol agent in Arizona found that agents didn’t lose radio contact before shots were fired, the Associated Press reports. The sheriff’s report eased fears that a communication breakdown led to the fatal shooting, as many had speculated. According to the…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Congressional gridlock could mean massive layoffs for Border Patrol and ICE agents and officers on Jan. 2, even as illegal crossings continue to increase, the Washington Times reports in a decidedly anti-Obama column. At risk are the jobs of 3,400 Border Patrol agents, 932 ICE agents and 802 ICE deportation and removal…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A Texas Border Patrol agent who was arrested on accusations of molesting a 14-year-old family member first drew suspicions after sending the girl texts, KRIS TV reports. According to an affidavit obtained by the news station, the girl’s mother first became suspicious because of “boyfriend-like” texts from 49-year-old Jose Jalomos to the…
The Arizona Republic The badlands of southern Arizona are treacherous to the men and women we send to protect our national border with Mexico. The terrain is jagged, the sunlight scorching, and the place teems with drug traffickers, human smugglers and bandits. Add to those threats one more. Darkness. The kind that comes when communication…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A Mexican man accused of killing a U.S. Border Patrol agent during a 2010 exchange of fire near the Arizona-Mexico border is expected to change his plea today in federal court, the Associated Press reports. Manuel Osorio-Arellanes had pleaded not guilty to murder, assaulting a federal officer and other charges in connection…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A Border Patrol agent who said he and his family were subjected to “ugly harassment” by federal officials in retaliation for complaining that the Port Angeles station is wasting resources reached a settlement with the agency, the Associated Press reports. Christian Sanchez settled with Border Patrol over his whistleblower retaliation claim during…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A former U.S. Border Patrol officer was sentenced to eight years in prison Wednesday after admitting he sexually assaulted a Mexican woman traveling in the U.S., the Desert Sun reports. Luis Edward Hermosillo was sentenced immediately after he pleaded guilty in Riverside County Superior Court to sexual penetration by threatening to use…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The grieving wife of a U.S. Border Patrol Agent who was killed by a drunk driver in Arizona wrote a book about losing her husband, the Associated Press reports. The book, “Crazy Courage: A Young Widow’s Survival Guide,” is a guide for widows of fallen officers. “I heard myself sobbing uncontrollably, but…
