A federal grand jury for the Middle District of Tennessee indicted a 19-year-old Honduran man this week and charged him with immigration violations, firearms, and drug offenses, according to a press release.
Authorities previously charged that man, Franklin Pineda-Caceras, aka “Bomba,” just last month with illegally re-entering the United States after having been previously deported, the press release went on to say.
“In addition to the immigration charge, the indictment charges Pineda-Caceras with being an illegal alien in possession of ammunition on July 17, 2019, and on September 8, 2019 – being an illegal alien in possession of a firearm and ammunition; possessing another firearm which had the serial number removed; possession with intent to distribute marijuana and cocaine; and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug crime,” the press release said.
“According to charging documents, agents with Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) and officers of the Metropolitan Nashville Police Department (MNPD) first encountered Pineda-Caceres in October 2017, during the execution of an arrest warrant on another individual at a Nashville residence. Pineda-Caceres was taken into custody at that time by the MNPD and charged with drug crimes. HSI agents determined that Pineda-Caceres unlawfully entered the United States in 2014 and a final order of removal was issued in June 2016.”
In February 2018, authorities transferred Pineda-Caceres to the custody of HSI, and on May 3, 2018, he was placed on a plane and deported from the United States.
“In July, HSI and MNPD learned that Pineda-Caceres had returned to the United States and attempted to arrest him at a residence in Nashville on an outstanding warrant for aggravated kidnapping. Pineda-Caceres was able to evade arrest but officers found cocaine, marijuana and digital scales inside the car he abandoned,” the press release said.
“On September 8, Pineda-Caceres was involved in an automobile accident in Nashville and MNPD officers recovered a substantial amount of cocaine from his vehicle. Pineda Caceres was transported to Vanderbilt Hospital where MNPD officers subsequently identified him and arrested him on the outstanding kidnapping warrant.”
If convicted, Pineda-Caceres faces a minimum of five years and up to life in prison. Assistant U.S. Attorney Ahmed Safeeullah is prosecuting the case, according to the press release.
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Chris Butler is an investigative journalist at The Tennessee Star. Follow Chris on Facebook. Email tips to [email protected].
Just another BAD example of why the southern border needs a wall/physical barrier for its entire length.