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Illegal takes down officer, citizen takes down illegal
[ConservativeUS] In February, a police officer in Las Cruces, New Mexico, was viciously murdered by a suspect after responding to an emergency call. The local police department has released bodycam footage showing the tragic altercation that ended in the death of both the officer and his assailant.The media however didn’t bother to report that the assailant was an illegal alien. Hernandez responded to a trespassing call by the property owner at approximately 4:49 p.m. According to Story, the property owner confronted Silva for trespassing on the day before the attack. There are ‘No Trespassing’ signs on the property, where Story said there has been a history of trespassing, vandalism and people leaving needles. Story said at the same time the call was made, there were two other men who allegedly had cut a hole in the fence and were in the back part of the property. Surveillance video captured by cameras on the property show Silva, in a dark hoodie and dark pants, walking around the building to a canopy in the back part of the property. Silva can see when Hernandez parks his vehicle along Valley at 4:55 p.m. and approaches. On video captured by a body camera, Hernandez asks Silva if he is the person who made the trespassing complaint at the property. Silva immediately approaches Hernandez with a knife in his right hand. Hernandez turns to run, but is stabbed before falling, after which Silva stabs Hernandez several more times. Hernandez is able to get to his feet, but falls. It is about this moment that Silva notices another individual approaching him. On Thursday, LCPD identified 29-year-old Issiah Astorga as the man who intervened in the attack, ultimately shooting and killing Silva. He was a concealed carrier and he felt that he reacted as any American would react in the situation. Neither surveillance footage nor body camera footage show the interaction between Astorga and Silva, but three gun shots in succession can be heard from Hernandez’s body cam video, followed by another gunshot before Astorga is seen approaching Hernandez. Astorga and another person attempt to render aide to Hernandez and call for help.
The attack occurred while Hernandez was responding to a trespassing call on Feb. 11 on the 300 block of South Valley Drive. Las Cruces Police Department Chief Jeremy Story said that if he was not required to release the videos under the Inspection of Public Records Act, he would not have. He provided the following message that he hopes the community takes away if they do decide to watch the videos: “The message is, you see how violent and fast it is. You see the dangers that officers face. And my ultimate message is that I will not let it be in vain,” said Story. “We have to collectively – and I can’t change it by myself – collectively, we have to have positive change for Jonah.” At the news conference, Chief Story also presented his short and long-term goals to make Las Cruces safer. The goals are listed below: Short-term goals:
Long-term goals:
One of the large issues Story pointed out was the number of repeat offenders police in Las Cruces deal with. “It is crime, arrest, release,” Story said repetitively and added, “That is the cycle we are seeing.” Story said he has spoken with local and state lawmakers in hopes of inciting change ahead of and during the next legislative session. One recent proposed change Story believes will help with crime is Senate Bill 271. The bill, co-sponsored by Senator Joseph Cervantes (D-Las Cruces) and Senator Daniel Ivey-Soto (D-Albuquerque), was passed during this year’s legislative session. It creates an automatic no-bond hold if a repeat felony offender violates their conditions of release by committing another felony. The bill is currently awaiting the governor’s signature. Despite that bill, Story said more changes need to be made within New Mexico’s criminal justice system. “The entire NM system is set up to protect criminals at the expense of everyone else,” he said. Related: Las Cruces: 2024-01-11 NM cop is charged with murder after shocking video showed him shooting grandmother three times as she was driving away Las Cruces: 2021-09-25 Biden: Those mounted Border Patrol agents will pay; DHS considers eliminating horse patrol Las Cruces: 2021-09-12 School board member whose father led mosque with ties to al-Qaeda opposes resolution to honor 9/11 victims Posted by: Procopius2k 2024-03-08 |
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