PALM BEACH COUNTY, FL - An incident involving three illegal immigrant men left a woman battered and sexually assaulted this week, according to police.
The unidentified female victim was abducted around 1:00 a.m. on Monday, March 11 near John Prince Park in a residential area in the 5000 block of Lake Osborne Drive. The victim was reportedly walking to an Orion gas station when a white pick up truck "with metal poles" drove up to her.
A man grabbed her, put her in a chokehold, and dragged her into the truck, according to court documents. The truck drove to two different locations, and the victim was then able to escape.
Palm Beach Sheriff's Office spokeswoman Teri Barbera said of the incident, "Thankfully, the victim was able to escape and flag down a passerby to help her."
Three illegal aliens, originally from Guatemala, were arrested in connection with the incident. The three were identified as 29-year-old Andres Felipe Morales, 30-year-old Darinel Ordonez Jjimenez, and 31-year-old Marcos Felipe Ramirez.
Morales was previously cited in January by Palm Springs Police Department for driving without a license. Those charges were abandoned by the state attorney.
The state reportedly agreed to do so if Morales paid a $100 fine and obtained a driver's license. The act of obtaining a license by illegal immigrants is illegal, but the charges were still dropped after the fine was paid and he went through a diversion program.
The unidentified female victim was abducted around 1:00 a.m. on Monday, March 11 near John Prince Park in a residential area in the 5000 block of Lake Osborne Drive. The victim was reportedly walking to an Orion gas station when a white pick up truck "with metal poles" drove up to her.
A man grabbed her, put her in a chokehold, and dragged her into the truck, according to court documents. The truck drove to two different locations, and the victim was then able to escape.
Palm Beach Sheriff's Office spokeswoman Teri Barbera said of the incident, "Thankfully, the victim was able to escape and flag down a passerby to help her."
Three illegal aliens, originally from Guatemala, were arrested in connection with the incident. The three were identified as 29-year-old Andres Felipe Morales, 30-year-old Darinel Ordonez Jjimenez, and 31-year-old Marcos Felipe Ramirez.
Morales was previously cited in January by Palm Springs Police Department for driving without a license. Those charges were abandoned by the state attorney.
The state reportedly agreed to do so if Morales paid a $100 fine and obtained a driver's license. The act of obtaining a license by illegal immigrants is illegal, but the charges were still dropped after the fine was paid and he went through a diversion program.
According to a Palm Beach County State Attorney's Office spokesman, Marc Freeman, "the office wasn't aware of the man being undocumented." He also said they don't check on status for people whom they prosecute.
During the suspects' first court appearance on Tuesday, each had their bonds set at $200,000. They're each due back in court at 10:30 a.m. on April 10.
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Comments
2024-03-16T02:21+0530 | Comment by: Phil
Keep them locked up until they are deported.
2024-03-16T02:51+0530 | Comment by: Allen
I want to know how do they, or who is posting that much bond for them??
2024-03-16T02:55+0530 | Comment by: Brett
Thanks again biden, and myorkas!! It's on your hands!!
2024-03-16T04:18+0530 | Comment by: Sara
Just what we needed, more crime. We have enough already but Biden wants votes so he allows unvented illegals freely cross the border.
2024-03-16T04:39+0530 | Comment by: Donald
This is what we get when modern democrats are in charge! The democrat integrity days of Harry Truman are long gone. The democrat party has become the party of corruption and crime - Rapidly taking the country to third world status!
2024-03-16T07:14+0530 | Comment by: David
Stock up on ammo . You’re going to need it .
2024-03-16T07:23+0530 | Comment by: Franklin
I will be the first to say Biden has been a terrible President but the Republicans have not done anything either to help control the border but talk and complain so let them all come legal or not both parties are receiving kickback to turn a blind eye Black people can not vote
2024-03-16T07:23+0530 | Comment by: Franklin
I will be the first to say Biden has been a terrible President but the Republicans have not done anything either to help control the border but talk and complain so let them all come legal or not both parties are receiving kickback to turn a blind eye Black people can not vote
2024-03-16T07:34+0530 | Comment by: Karen
D day 11/5/24
2024-03-16T08:34+0530 | Comment by: Deana
Biden has allowed more then 11 million undocumented illegal immigrants into our country knowing that we don't have the infrastructure or finances to support them....He also invited drug cartels/gangs/criminals/murderers/rapist/and terrorists in as well...I know the heartaches and hardships the immigrants have had getting here....however....if they're not here legally , then every one of them should be deported immediately...And if they commit any crime, deportation immediately as well...I'm not being cold or uncaring, I'm being real...
2024-03-16T08:35+0530 | Comment by: Deana
Biden has allowed more then 11 million undocumented illegal immigrants into our country knowing that we don't have the infrastructure or finances to support them....He also invited drug cartels/gangs/criminals/murderers/rapist/and terrorists in as well...I know the heartaches and hardships the immigrants have had getting here....however....if they're not here legally , then every one of them should be deported immediately...And if they commit any crime, deportation immediately as well...I'm not being cold or uncaring, I'm being real...
2024-03-16T17:44+0530 | Comment by: John
Welcome to Biden’s vision of America where lawlessness prevails and corruption runs rampant.
2024-03-16T18:05+0530 | Comment by: DS
MORE WOMEN and CHILDREN RAPED AND MURDERED and SOLD under JOE Biden's REIGN of terror ! He is EVIL to the core.
2024-03-16T18:06+0530 | Comment by: DS
MEN...................... the SCOURGE of the WORLD!
2024-03-16T18:07+0530 | Comment by: DS
Castration, LOBOTOMY and LIFE IN PRISON.
2024-03-17T03:00+0530 | Comment by: Lanette
THIS is what happens when you vote for a Democrat! ANY DEMOCRAT! It is insane to think that you can allow millions of 20-40 year old men across the border with absolutely NO vetting. My Husband is a LEGAL immigrant. When we married 37 years ago, we had to go through the entire process. It was insane, and it required him to have a FEDERAL Police check in his home country; with fingerprints , and medical with a complete physical, a ton of forms for both of us to fill out, an interview of BOTH of us which was extremely invasive about our personal life. AND the thing that really ticks me off now that the government is handing out phones, and debit cards with $3,000 - $5,000 depending on where and who is giving them out, along with a hotel room for who knows how long, the last thing that we had to do, was guarantee him financially! And because I was 21 and just graduated from University and did not have a job, we had to get my father to sign the papers and he had to agree that he would support my husband if he could not get a job (that went over really well!) and my husband had to agree that he would not use social services other than unemployment. He was also told in no uncertain terms that if he were to break the law he would either: A: be deported; or B: serve a prison sentence and THEN be deported, with no hope of returning! MY how things have changed in 37 years.
2024-03-17T06:25+0530 | Comment by: Lisa
Castration and then deport them back to Guatemala. They will only come back anyway with an open border. So neuter them at least it will stop some of the behavior. No nuts they will lose their sexual aggressive behavior. Just like a dog. I don't want my tax dollars supporting them in prison. So castration and deportation.
2024-03-17T06:25+0530 | Comment by: Lisa
Castration and then deport them back to Guatemala. They will only come back anyway with an open border. So neuter them at least it will stop some of the behavior. No nuts they will lose their sexual aggressive behavior. Just like a dog. I don't want my tax dollars supporting them in prison. So castration and deportation.
2024-03-17T19:06+0530 | Comment by: Jim
Try, convict terminate. It's the only way to regain OUR America.
2024-03-17T19:06+0530 | Comment by: Jim
Try, convict terminate. It's the only way to regain OUR America.