Emily McCullar is a senior editor covering pop culture, news, and Texas history. And he gained notoriety for breaking a man accused of rape in the U.S. out of a Mexican prison, dragging him back across the border and tying him to a tree naked for the local authorities to find. You can email the site owner to let them know you were blocked. In October three of Ojinagas leading drug lords were charged in a 24-count Midland federal grand jury indictment that included murder, money laundering, and possession of marijuana with intent to distribute. Presidio County Sheriff's Office January 2021. Yesterday I was asking Him, Qu pasa? Sixty-six days after Herreras arrest, his family is fed up. For him, the bust was an unfortunate necessity that put a halt to their goals of a much larger bust of key players. As June dragged on into July, Ojinagas radio talk-show hosts continued to demand Herreras liberty, and callers expressed outrage at the entrenched corruption of their justice system. (Sometimes, it tries to have it both ways.) Drawer V Marfa, TX 79843 Phone: (432) 729-4308 Hours: Monday - Friday, 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Joel Nunez, Chief Deputy Presidio County Sheriff's Office 320 N. Highland Ave. With so much drug trafficking and death, the attorney general for the state of Chihuahua, which makes up fully one eighth of Mexico, has a big job. Presidio County Sheriff Information. A unique social structure exists here too. It was three-thirty, then four. Presidio tracked Herreras absence in sunsets, on the stores marquee: 34 Das Sin Junie. But residents of the U.S.-Mexico borderland often ignore the fact that they live in such high-stakes terrritory. [emailprotected]. Phone: 432-729-4911. Charge: Warrant Service - Assault Family Member Impeding Breath Circulation, Sarpy County, Nebraska. Then things got worse. Rick Thompson was widely admired by Marfa residents and was a shoe-in for his upcoming election to a fifth term as Presidio County Sheriff. We make it a big deal so he can eat, Marta said before the visit. Our peoples spirits. Sometimes he may even employ a popular Mexican dicho, or saying. He scoffs at everythingthe law, the press, Americans. The findings of fact filed in court and signed by a federal magistrate judge noted that the guilty plea was knowing and voluntary, that Peters was fully competent and capable of entering an informed plea, that he was aware of the nature of the charges and the consequences, and that the guilty plea was supported by an independent basis in fact containing each of the essential elements of the offense.. The police swarmed around Herreras 1955 Chevy Bel Air; Herrera, as usual, offered his hand. Asked about the high expenses, Herreras sister Marta replied, With the anger that I still feel at this point, Id rather not comment. It will take Junie Herrera years of work to scrape together the cost of being innocent. 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Now 56, he lives in El Paso. Herreras friend Rene Molinar was asked by a member of the Mexican Federal Preventive Police to cross that line and call Junie from an office and verify that he was fine. Where citizenship had always been a second thought, now those north of the Rio Grande fiercely asserted their nationality, to the point that Presidios fight for Herrera at times resembled an international war. In 152 years the United States has not figured out what to make of its border with Mexicowhether to open it or close it. Theedition of Presidio County's Big Bend Sentinelthat reported the "billion dollar coke bust in Marfa" that led to Thompson's arrest also featured an article about the sheriff announcing his re-election bid on the same front page. Junie Herrera had so many friends that if the Chihuahua government needed a scapegoat for Ortega Matas murder, they picked the worst one possible. Many were injured on impact but Peters managed to flee the scene of the smuggling attempt gone wrong.. Tonight he was clad in Wranglers, a short-sleeve Tommy Hilfiger cotton blend, and pointy black cowboy boots. Tobias Penner Peters and pictures of the plane involved [Images via Presidio County Sheriffs Office]. Daniel Vaughn is the countrys first barbecue editor, and he has eaten more barbecue than you have. But how to forgive and forget? The Presidio County Sheriff's Office will continue to investigate this incident pending the results of the autopsy and the Mexican Consulate has been told to attempt to find the next of kin. After 76 days, Herrera was finally free. Cloudflare Ray ID: 7b9d0dfb9d5c7692 PRESIDIO, Texas (KOSA) - According to the Presidio County Sheriff's Office, on February 18, 2023, at approximately 6:00 p.m., their deputies were involved in a pursuit on Highway 67 South of . Baca Magaa, then, had two separate jobs: to prove Herreras innocence and more important, to figure out how to get him out of prison. get driving directions from your location, Presidio County Sheriff Office / Presidio County Jail, Visiting and contacting Presidio County inmates. Ponton, a defense attorney, was hired by Chambers for a weapons charge and suddenly found himself defending a man busted with a ton of cocaine. We thought it was the same thing to be here or over there in Presidio, but then you find out its a whole other ball game, Herrera said one July afternoon in a sweltering Ojinaga jail just three miles from his American home. You know how things work.. He is a University of Oklahoma graduate and outdoors enthusiast living in Texas. 432-729-4308 | P.O. 2023 County Office. Send us a sign also,' Chely confessed one afternoon on the steps of La Iglesia de Nuestro Padre Jess in Ojinagas main plaza, pigeons fluttering about. (The name, Presidio, thus is a working title.) Drawer V | Marfa, TX 79843 | Confidential communication can be sent to Sheriff. property may have severe damage or be subject to county/city orders not described in the auction. Stinson, now 74, lives in Colorado and is writing about his experiences. He was wary of being alone on the streets, and he had to be cheered on by his friends after every smile. But he would not say what, in his view, incriminated Herrera enough to hold him for trial. Bexar County is included in the San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX metropolitan statistical area.It is the 16th-most populous county in the nation and the fourth-most . Dont worry.. Baca Magaa said it was because he had managed to have the appeal assigned to a single judge: his old college classmate, Magistrate Jurado Contreras. EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) - An alleged smuggling attempt ended in a plane crash North of the Presidio International Airport on Thursday. That would seem to narrow the field to his assistant attorney general who had headed the investigation, the state judiciales who had arrested Herrera, and the district attorneys who had collected the evidence. Although his sentence has now been cut to 30 years, he may be released sooner under federal parole guidelines. But there is one significant difference. The life sentence of former Presidio County Sheriff Rick Thompson for a federal drug trafficking conviction has been reduced to 30 years. airplane carrying smuggled migrants crashed, Child abandoned on US side of Mexico border reunited with mom, border patrol says, Car of woman missing for 2 years found in Texas woods with remains inside, cops say, Pilot calls sister-in-law 5 minutes before crash outside her Wisconsin home, NTSB says, Seven migrants were held captive at Texas home, border agents say, Car crash gets weird when driver strips off clothes, hides in swamp, Florida cops say, Dallas native throws it back on American Idol with pop-punk hit. Chely was beginning to shed her anger by the time dozens of friends poured in to see Junie the weekend after his release, but her older sister, Marta, was still furious. Four days before his death, Ortega had published a front-page story about the governments investigation of a drug-trafficking operation near the states capital. Anyone with information on Peters whereabouts is encouraged to call the Presidio County Sheriffs Office at 432-729-4848. In a country known to repress the media, a murdered journalist like Ortega Mata only worsened Gonzlez Rascns image. Peters, who hails from Seminole, Texas, faces up to 20 years in prison because he jeopardized the lives or caused serious bodily injury to the undocumented immigrants [see (B)(iii)]. 2023 National City and Regional Magazine Awards Finalists Announced, A Fire in Jurez Killed Dozens of Migrants, Some Fleeing Danger en Route to Texas, Texas Monthly Receives a Nod From the American Bar Association, HBO Max Releases Official Trailer for Love & Death, Get Out and Celebrate 100 Years of Texas State Parks, Mosquito Hawks Are Flitting All Over Texas. Investigators believe the excess weight of the passengers (6 passengers in a 4 seat aircraft) and low fuel contributed to the cause of the accident. An investigation by authorities found the pilot of the 4-seat aircraft was allegedly smuggling undocumented migrants out of [] Sign-up for Presidio County's New Reverse 911 Emergency Notification System by Hyper-Reach. You have to have courage because I dont want them to see you like this. By Todd Bensman on April 27, 2021. County Jail Staff Anonymous Tips Arrests 2014-2016 Contact Job Openings presidio county sheriff's office to serve and protect all citizens of presidio county 320 N. Highland Ave. | P.O. The arrest ended a three-month long manhunt after Peters crashed a plane with undocumented migrants onboard just past the Presidio-Lely Airport on December 30. Performance & security by Cloudflare. Garca Gmez was the prosecutor who had prepared the statement in which La Tecata changed the suspects name from Otoniel Herrera Valds to Jesus Manuel Herrera. Were autonomous. Most people who know how the Mexican justice system works believed differently. Ojinaga law enforcement officials responded to the blockade with a warning to Herreras friends, delivered through the Presidio County sheriff: Dont cross the border or there could be trouble. He is a wealthy rancher and along with his father, one of the most prominent lawyers in Chihuahua. 23 were here. Its a system that has matured over 71 years of one-party rule, and one that works especially well for drug lords and other criminals. Plopped atop an ice chest, Herrera nods in agreement and says, This is a good place to start.. Many people felt that no matter that hed plead guilty, life is too much. Thompson initially denied the charge, saying he was merely transporting cocaine seized in a narcotics investigation. (CBS7 (KOSA)) MARFA, Texas (KOSA) - Update . Matt Naham is the Senior A.M. Editor of Law&Crime. There are 3 Sheriff Departments in Presidio County, Texas, serving a population of 7,191 people in an area of 3,855 square miles.There is 1 Sheriff Department per 2,397 people, and 1 Sheriff Department per 1,284 square miles.. The judiciales shook it. That is why Junie Herreras imprisonment was like a loss of innocence for Presidio and Ojinaga, a stark betrayal of the old notion that crossing the border was not a political act. If anyone has any information about the whereabouts of both Bonilla and Luna, contact the Presidio County Sheriff's Office at 432-729-4848 or 432-729-4911. Federal agents and others had learned that his nickname in Mexico was La Puerta, the door to smuggling. He then lost control of the aircraft and caused an accident north of the Presidio Airport. McNamara, now 82, lives in Oregon with his wife. 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About Us Contact Us The Texas Fair Defense Project, a group that fights against the criminalization of poverty, last month filed a lawsuit against Sheriff Dominguez in . MARFA A Texas nonprofit is suing Presidio County Sheriff Danny Dominguez after the group says it struggled to get timely records on who he was keeping in the county jail. While Presidio is known as the hottest place in Texasthe temperature routinely exceeds 110 degrees in the summer Ojinagas claim to fame is more dubious. He attended school in Alpine, Texas, where he later bought a ranch. Junie Come Home. Meanwhile Herrera measured his world in steps30 if he walked the perimeter of the tiny courtyard he shared with sixty other prisoners; 27 if he cut corners. He had gone to see Attorney General Gonzlez Rascn, who had admitted he lacked evidence to win a sentence, but Gonzlez Rascn said he had to support his subordinates. Responsibilities for Correctional Officer. Have a tip or story idea? Within days, residents of both towns had painted their car windows with white shoe polish and plastered their buildings with fluorescent flyers written in indignant Spanish: Weve Had Enough. Visit MissingKids.com for information on missing Texas children. Nerves frayed like an old carpet, Junies mother and sisters decided to wait it out with Herrera, whom the jail guards had allowed to stay in the administrators office. Baca Magaa decided to place his bets on the Chihuahua Supreme Court. Privacy Policy Photo provided by Presidio County Sheriff's Office. State investigators initially questioned more than eighty people about Ortega Matas murder, with possible motives morphing from politics to a crime of passion to a drug deal gone bad. Your IP: Only the two main highways and a road linking them are paved. We are happy to announce that the podcast is now under development and production with Campside Media and Sony Entertainment. Presidio County Sheriff Secretary Shanna Elmore chimed in to voice her support for a longevity pay system after a brief discussion on whether incentives should be based on cumulative service to the county for employees who leave their positions and come back or consecutive years of service. The attitude is the same in both places because this is the border, said Jorge Pando, a young Ojinaga professional who is one of Herreras friends. When they had heard nothing at four oclock, their hopes began to fade. Im not getting any type of pressure from anyone. It was Junie who introduced people from both sides of the border to one another at annual Super Bowl parties in his home, Junie who could persuade a group of men aged eighteen to seventy to buy a lottery ticket together. Although many still believe he was not directly involved in smuggling for an extended period of time, the DEA disputes this and pins several more tons of cocaine and marijuana smuggling on him for at least six years before his arrest. Every day, the Herreras made pleas to the Chihuahua prosecutors, to the media, to Jesus Christ himself. Then she reaches up and says into his ear, desperately, in English this time, Hug your cousin! The guards nearby dont suspect a thing. The longer officials remained mute, the louder the protests became. According to the Presidio County Sheriffs Office, deputies responded to an airplane crash north of the Presidio International Airport on Thursday. He now lives in Granbury, Texas. Phone:(432) 729-4452 Questions about elections: Phone: (432) 729-4812. 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