SAN DIEGO – An indictment unsealed in federal court on Monday, July 17 charges Alexandra Crystal McFarland and Demetrius Montre McFarland, a married couple and residents of San Diego County,
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The man accused of captaining a panga carrying dozens of undocumented migrants that crashed amid rough waters and killed three people was arraigned on Tuesday on a federal grand jury indictment charging him with two dozen counts.
Authorities said 39-year-old Antonio Hurtado, a U.S. citizen, was behind the wheel of a 40-foot trawler-style vessel carrying 32 others during the late hours of May 2 in a voyage to smuggle undocumented migrants into the U.S. Border Patrol confirmed that in addition to Hurtado, the boat’s passengers included 31 Mexican nationals and one Guatemalan national.
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The indictment against Antonio Hurtado includes charges of attempting to bring illegal immigrants into the U.S. resulting in death in connection with the May 2 crash
Man Accused In Fatal Boat Crash Near Point Loma Arraigned - San Diego, CA - The indictment against 39-year-old Antonio Hurtado includes charges of attempted bringing in illegal aliens resulting in death.
SAN DIEGO (KUSI) – A man who was allegedly behind the wheel of a boat that crashed near Point Loma during an apparent human-smuggling operation, killing three people and injuring more than two dozen others, was arraigned Tuesday on a federal grand jury indictment charging him with two dozen counts.
The indictment against 39-year-old Antonio Hurtado includes charges of attempted bringing in illegal aliens resulting in death and attempted bringing in illegal aliens for financial gain in connection with the deadly May 2 crash. He also remains charged with assault on a federal officer for allegedly striking a Border Patrol agent with his knee after he was arrested.