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| Man who indirectly caused death of Florida deputy had been deported twice before |
| 2016-11-30 |
| [LATINO.FOXNEWS] A man from El Salvador who indirectly caused the death of a Florida sheriff's deputy had been deported twice before, most recently in September. During a court hearing on Monday, Francisco Portillo-Fuentes told a federal judge he wanted to plead guilty to illegally re-entering the United States but claimed his innocence in regard to Deputy Eric Oliver's death. Oliver, a Nassau County deputy, was fatally struck by a passing SUV while he was chasing Portillo-Fuentes on foot. The Florida Times-Union reported Portillo-Fuentes was riding in a truck with other men and when U.S. Border Patrol agents approached, he ran and deputies gave chase. Mark Rosenblum, Portillo-Fuentes' attorney, told News4Jax that what his client did was not intentional. "He didn't do anything. Basically all he did, as I understood what they tell me, is that he bravely ran away. And that to me is just human nature. It's what's called fight or flight," the lawyer said. Portillo-Fuentes could face up to two years in prison and a $250,000 fine. The man had been deported in 2011 and again sometime after an Aug. 15, 2016, conviction for DUI, News4Jax reported. He has a third-grade education, is married and is the father of three children. Records show Portillo-Fuentes returned to the U.S. by crossing the Rio Grande just three days before Oliver was killed. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #3 He has a third-grade education, is married and is the father of three children. How sad for them. Eric Oliver His funeral Let the third strike be that of a headsman's ax. |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2016-11-30 12:55 |
| #2 "Bravely ran away"? What is this, Monty Python? Put him in jail for 20 years. |
| Posted by: Deacon Blues 2016-11-30 10:03 |
| #1 Third time's the charm. If you deport him in baggies or a pine box. |
| Posted by: gorb 2016-11-30 02:53 |