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The Tennessee Highway Patrol (THP) has released the traffic stop footage of Kilmer Abrego-Garcia when he was stopped for allegedly swerving and speeding while driving with a suspended license and no insurance in the company of illegal aliens and suspected MS-13 gang members. 

The footage obtained by Fox News details some of the allegations made against Abrego-Garcia before he became a darling of the Democrats and his brush with authorities became a political issue.

BREAKING: Fox News has obtained the Tennessee Highway Patrol bodycam footage from when “Maryland Man” Kilmar Abrego Garcia was suspected of human trafficking during a traffic stop in 2022.

“He’s hauling these people for money,” a trooper says.

8 people in the car. No luggage.… pic.twitter.com/xt3ZUk5PDH

— Veterans For Arizona (@VeteransforAz) May 2, 2025

When stopped, one of the officers noted that his vehicle, which seemed to have a modified additional seat, packed eight individuals and had potentially unusually dark windows. 

“How many rows have you got in here? Four seats? Four rows of seats?” the trooper asked. “Did y’all put an extra one in?”

“I’ve never seen one with that many seats in it,” he added.

The passengers also did not have luggage and gave the same address as Abrego-Garcia, suggesting they had no known residence, which is typical of human trafficking subjects.

Abrego-Garcia’s story of where he was headed also kept changing, initially stating that he was driving from St. Louis to his Maryland residence, but later claiming he was heading somewhere else for some construction work.

A trooper also noted that Abrego-Garcia had $1,400 in cash, which was likely his payment for smuggling the suspected illegal aliens and MS-13 gang members.

“He’s hauling these people for money,” the trooper said.

BREAKING: Body cam footage obtained by Tennessee Star shows Tennessee Trooper saying Kilmar Abrego Garcia "hauling these people for money" pic.twitter.com/4FHWOIjSz5

— Tennessee Star (@TheTNStar) May 2, 2025

Abrego-Garcia also said the car belonged to his boss. It was later determined that it belonged to a known and convicted human trafficker, Jose Ramon Hernandez Reyes.

THP officers took Abrego-Garcia into custody and contacted the FBI, but were instructed to release him without any further action, even as much as investigating him.

Previously, Abrego-Garcia was arrested by Prince George’s County Police Department officers on March 28, 2019, for loitering in the company of two suspected MS-13 gang members while wearing clothes the police said were “indicative of Hispanic gang culture”. The group was also found in possession of Marijuana and discarded some undisclosed items under the vehicle. 

One of the men was Christhyan Hernandez-Romero, who has a long rap sheet and is linked to the MS-13’s “Sailors Clique.” The other was Jose Guillermo Dominguez, who had tattoos indicative of a higher MS-13 rank.

Similarly, a confidential and reliable informant also identified Abrego-Garcia as an active MS-13 gang member of the rank “Chequeo” or “Chele” with the “Westerns clique.” 

Abrego-Garcia’s wife’s ex-husband, Edwin Trejo Ramos, also said in a 2018 emergency custody petition filed at Prince George’s County Circuit Court in Maryland that he feared for the safety of his children since his ex-wife was dating a gang member.

“She is dating a gang member,” Ramos stated, according to the New York Post, which also reported that the petition was ultimately dropped due to jurisdiction issues. 

Abrego-Garcia’s wife, Jennifer Vasquez Sura, also filed a restraining order in 2021 alleging domestic violence. The order was granted after the judge found that he had punched, scratched, grabbed, bruised, and ripped off her shirt. 

Subsequently, Abrego-Garcia was prohibited from contacting or attempting to contact her mother or entering her residence.  He was also banned from contacting his wife’s mother or entering her residence.

Meanwhile, White House Deputy Chief of Staff Steven Miller recently slammed Democrats for supporting  “wife-beating terrorist illegal aliens.”

“We’ve reached a point in American politics where we have one party led by President Donald Trump that fights for Americans, and a second party, I guess led by AOC, that fights for illegal aliens, but not just illegal aliens. Criminal, wife-beating terrorist illegal aliens,” Miller said.

Spare the rod and spoil the child. This old truism has had a bad rap for decades as most people think it can only be read to mean that children must be beaten with sticks. That’s not the only way to read the saying, and no one needs to clobber their offspring with switches in order to recognize the kernel of truth: shielding misbehaving people from consequences encourages more bad behavior.

That could not be more evident than it is in 2025. Forty years ago young people mocked their parents’ generation for getting upset over the increasing profanity and vulgarity in pop music. It became a pastime for Gen X kids (guilty) to  call their moms shrieking hysterical harpies when they didn’t want us buying and playing record albums with explicit lyrics. The woman behind the successful campaign to slap parental warning labels on record albums, Tipper Gore, became a hated name among anyone under 30 in the 1980s. 

Flippant young people love to claim their parents are just fuddy duddies predicting dire consequences that will never come to pass. Except they do come to pass, and the kids only learn that when they become old fuddy duddies too. Look around. There isn’t a “please” or “thank you” in sight during formerly polite business transactions. People run red lights routinely, pedestrians stroll onto dark streets at night with earbuds in without bothering to check whether a truck is bearing down on them. It’s never only about “silly old manners.”

Those who live in urban, or even suburban, areas, are now used to seeing “shoppers” steal clothes, laundry soap, and hair grease right out in the open. And why shouldn’t they? Liberal states like California essentially decriminalized shoplifting under the law until they woke up and put the law back the way it was supposed to be. But the damage has already been done. Since the 1960s we’ve treated every rule, law, or boundary as some sort of personal oppression against our freedom, and multiple generations of Americans now believe they’re morally and legally entitled to behave as badly as they want. 

It shows up in encounters like this from a police bodycam. In the video shown on this X/Twitter posting, cops are trying to eject “Jasmine” from a clothing store. Apparently the store staff didn’t like her behavior, and told her to leave. Jasmine refused, because ain’t nobody gonna tell her what to do.

Check it out. 

The articulate and respectful Jasmine tells the police they can, like, tell her to leave and  stuff, “but I’m gonna be back in here regardless.” Ain’t nobody goan’ tell Jasmine what to do. 

The cops arrested her. Jasmine decided to get grabby and try to slap the cops, so she earned herself a felony charge on top of the shoplifting. 

X/Twitter users had things to say:

SHEEEEIT!

— Unlimited L's (@unlimited_ls) April 21, 2025

She didn du nuttin…..

— NiceGuy2026 (@Alan28551) April 21, 2025

It's amazing that these people will spend 20 or 30 minutes in these videos and police won't escalate, but every time I see a video of a white talking to a cop, if the white even laughs the wrong way, they're arrested and taking a bullet to the gut.

— Eric (@breakingbaht) April 21, 2025

Body cameras have been a disaster for blacks.

— Rusty Cuyler (@BrianAn72935190) April 21, 2025

Sadly, this guy speaks truth:

She’s got a point. She’s not going to be in jail for long. We all know this & she’ll just continue to commit crimes.
It’s like a crime tax for society.

— Drew Kalocai (@DrewKalocai) April 21, 2025

Texas teen murder suspect Karmelo Anthony continues to receive an outpouring of support from the left, with many trying to make bolder statements to sway public opinion in what appears to be a relatively clear-cut case.

If you have been behind the news lately, the 17-year-old African American is accused of fatally stabbing unarmed Austin Metcalf, 17, in the chest during a track meet event after a brief confrontation at Kuykendall Stadium. It was alleged that Metcalf “grabbed” Anthony during the altercation when the suspect pulled the knife and stabbed him. Anthony faces first-degree murder charges related to the stabbing incident.

However, the left has continued to spin the case to fit the usual racial-bias stereotypes to sway public opinion and potentially influence its outcome. 

Recently, the suspect’s mother, Kayla Hays, decried the ongoing harassment and threats stemming from “false information” regarding the case.

“In the wake of this tragic incident, our family has been under attack. Whatever you think happened between Carmelo and the Metcalf boy — my three other children, my husband and I — didn’t do anything to deserve to be threatened, harassed, and lied about,” KWTX-TV reported.

“The lies and false accusations that have been said about us have been overwhelming, and the lies put our family in danger,” she added.

Others also rushed in to prop up her defense, including the activist Minister and the founder of a Dallas, Texas, social justice nonprofit, Next Generation Action Network (NGAN), Dominique Alexander. 

Unlike others, Alexander went a step further to compare Anthony’s actions to those of a Kenosha, Wisconsin, teen, Kyle Rittenhouse, who justifiably defended himself when attacked by a mob of Black Lives Matter (BLM) rioters who attempted to take his gun and use it on him.

NEW: Minister Dominique Alexander compares Karmelo Anthony, who allegedly stabbed Austin Metcalf in the chest for "grabbing" him, to Kyle Rittenhouse & Daniel Penny.

Alexander then went on to vent about the struggles of "a black man in America."

The minister falsely claimed… pic.twitter.com/2K2g2cC6cD

— Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) April 17, 2025

The minister even accused Rittenhouse of “shooting people in the back,” which totally contradicts the facts of the case. While Alexander wants to draw parallels between the two cases, he also missed glaring contradictions, as Rittenhouse tried his best to remove himself from the dangerous situation by fleeing, until he was cornered, attacked, and overpowered.

Similarly, despite suffering life-threatening injuries, Rittenhouse’s bail was set at $2 million, while Anthony’s was reduced to a pesky $250,000 to allow him to return home. Rittenhouse’s defense team even requested a lower bail of $750,000, while the prosecution sought to increase the initial amount by $200,000.

Ironically, the controversial minister demanded that Anthony should be “afforded the same rights that Kyle Rittenhouse had.” Similarly, the suspect’s mother demanded “the same rights under the law that everyone else is afforded.”

Meanwhile, Anthony’s GiveSendGo donation page has raised over $460,000, with many donors characterizing him as the real victim and Metcalf as deserving of it. 

Anthony’s family is currently facing backlash after spending thousands of dollars received for his defense on homes and cars. Additionally, the victim’s father was not invited to a press conference and was forcefully removed despite having forgiven the suspect.

Anthony has a GPA of 3.7 and was facing expulsion from Frisco Independent School District, while Metcalf’s father says he was a 4.0 GPA student and the football team’s MVP.

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Convicted child rapists in Idaho can now face execution by firing squad, following the passage of a new law signed by Governor Brad Little on April 1, 2025, as reported by The Blaze.

The law, known as House Bill 380, makes child rape a capital offense in the state. The bill passed the Idaho House unanimously, though five senators—three Democrats and two Republicans — voted against it in the Senate. It comes just weeks after Idaho made the firing squad the state’s primary method of execution.

Gov. Little stated at the time of the bill’s ratification:

“Just like capital murder destroys lives, aggravated sexual abuse of a young child devastates victims and families for generations. The sexual abuse of children is sickening and evil, and perpetrators convicted of these crimes deserve the ultimate punishment.”

Sponsored by Republican state Reps. Bruce Skaug and Josh Tanner, the bill creates mandatory minimum sentences and increases penalties for sex crimes against children.

Under the new law, adults convicted of molesting a minor between ages 13 and 16 can face a minimum of 25 years in prison and up to life, provided at least two aggravating factors are present.

These aggravating factors include kidnapping the victim, inflicting great bodily harm, engaging in human trafficking, being a registered sex offender, being in a position of trust or custodial authority, use of coercion, or choking the victim during the offense.

In more severe cases, adults convicted of aggravated lewd conduct involving a child 12 or under may now be sentenced to either life in prison or death, again based on two or more aggravating factors.

In these cases, additional aggravating factors include any form of penile penetration or repeat offenses involving the same child. Rep. Skaug spoke to the House Judiciary, Rules and Administration Committee stating:

“Idaho currently has some of the most lenient statutes for child molestation and child rape in the nation. This legislation establishes a strong deterrent, making it clear Idaho will not tolerate these offenses.”

Idaho previously limited the death penalty to first-degree murder cases involving aggravating factors. With this expansion, Idaho joins Florida and Tennessee in allowing the death penalty for child rape.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis implemented a similar law in 2023 saying:

“We really believe that part of a just society is to have appropriate punishment. And so, if you commit a crime that is really, really heinous, you should have the ultimate punishment.”

Tennessee passed its version in 2024. Gov. Bill Lee signed legislation that permits capital punishment or life without parole for those convicted of raping children under age 13. For victims aged 8 or younger, the law requires either the death penalty or life imprisonment without parole.

Alabama may soon follow. In February 2025, the Alabama House voted 86-5 in favor of legislation that would make the rape of a child under 12 a capital crime.

Some Democrats have opposed such measures. In Idaho, Sens. Alison Rabe, Ron Taylor, and Melissa Wintrow voted against HB 380, along with Republican Sens. Phil Hart and Daniel Foreman.

The Idaho Capital Sun noted that lawmakers expect legal challenges ahead, citing a 2008 U.S. Supreme Court decision where the majority ruled the death penalty unconstitutional for child rape when the victim was not killed.

Despite that, Gov. Little said Idaho will continue pushing for strict enforcement.

“I commend my partners in the Legislature for strengthening Idaho’s already powerful ‘tough on crime’ reputation among the state.”

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US Attorney General Pam Bondi announced federal charges against Cooper Frederick, 24, in the firebombing of the Tesla dealership in Loveland, Colorado.

Frederick, who targeted the Loveland Tesla dealership with an incendiary device last month, was arrested on March 14 and charged with second-degree arson, use of explosives or incendiary devices during a felony, criminal mischief, and other crimes.

Bondi warned others planning to take part in acts of domestic terrorism against Tesla properties:

“I’ve made it clear, if you take part in the wave of domestic terrorism against Tesla properties, we will find you, arrest you, and put you behind bars.

Today, I’m proud to announce that the Department of Justice has unsealed federal charges against another Tesla attacker.

We’ve charged Cooper Frederick in the firebombing of a Tesla dealership that occurred on March 7 in Loveland, Colorado.

There will be no negotiating. We are seeking 20 years in prison.

The crime was committed in Colorado, and thanks to the great investigative work by the FBI, the defendant was arrested in Plano, Texas. Let this be a warning. You can run, but you cannot hide. Justice is coming.”

Watch:

Justice is coming. pic.twitter.com/r9D3SobYT1

— Attorney General Pamela Bondi (@AGPamBondi) March 31, 2025

Last week, Paul Kim, 36, was arrested following a “targeted attack” on a Tesla center.

Kim used Molotov cocktails and firearms during his attack, police said.

Kim was charged with shooting a gun into an abandoned structure/vehicle, third-degree arson, destruction of real property, and possession of a flammable device.

Kim’s social media shows him with potential communist & pro-Palestine affiliations, per Fox News‘s Bill Melugin.

NEW: Las Vegas Metro Police say a search of Tesla firebombing suspect Paul Kim’s social media shows him with potential communist & pro-Palestine affiliations. They say they have a DNA match and showed video of him using a rifle to shoot out surveillance cameras before attack. pic.twitter.com/RykYhLzXEQ

— Bill Melugin (@BillMelugin_) March 27, 2025

Last month, President Donald Trump said acts of political violence will not be tolerated, stating that the increasing violence will be labeled as acts of domestic terrorism.

“I will do that, I’ll do it. I’m going to stop them,” the president said in response to the threat level being raised.

“Those people are going to go through a big problem when we catch them. We’ve got a lot of cameras up, we already know who some of them are. We’re going to catch them,” he said.

“And they’re bad guys. They’re the same guys that screw around with our schools and universities, the same garbage,” the president added.

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Former Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio, who is serving a 22-year sentence for “seditious conspiracy” in connection to the January 6 protests, confronted former Capitol Police officers Michael Fanone and Harry Dunn on Saturday at a Washington, D.C., hotel.

The encounter turned into a tense exchange, with both sides trading accusations.

🔥MUST WATCH: Enrique Tarrio confronting POS ex-Capitol police officer Michael Fanone. pic.twitter.com/KpdKV9WzS8

— ‘Merican AF 🇺🇸 (@mericanaf7) February 22, 2025

Tarrio, who was convicted in 2023 despite not entering the U.S. Capitol on January 6, has been a central figure in ongoing debates about the fairness of prosecutions related to the protests.

He was sentenced by Judge Timothy Kelly, who sided with Department of Justice prosecutors in classifying Tarrio’s actions as “terrorism.”

Requests to move the trial outside of Washington, D.C., where more than 90 percent of residents vote Democrat, were denied.

One of the witnesses against Tarrio and other defendants was Fanone, who testified before the January 6 Committee.

Since then, Fanone has made frequent appearances on MSNBC and CNN, where he has referred to Trump and his supporters as “traitors.”

Dunn, another former Capitol Police officer, also served as a witness and has been a vocal critic of Trump’s role in the protests.

Tarrio, alongside pro-Trump attorney Ivan Raiklin, approached Fanone and Dunn in an effort to engage them in a discussion about their public statements regarding January 6.

Raiklin asked if they would be open to having lunch to discuss the matter, but both men declined and proceeded toward an elevator.

“You guys are a**holes, so please just back off,” an unidentified woman said as Fanone and Dunn continued walking. Tarrio then responded, referencing Fanone’s attendance at his sentencing.

“You know who’s an a**hole? Somebody that sits in my sentencing and laughs while I got sentenced to 22 years. That’s an a**hole.”

Tarrio continued addressing Fanone, saying, “You were brave on Twitter, and you thought you were brave at my sentencing when you laughed when I got 22 years. And now you don’t wanna look my way and pretend I’m not here, right?”

Fanone briefly turned around before continuing toward the elevator. The exchange escalated further when Fanone called Tarrio a “traitor to this country.”

Tarrio fired back, saying, “You f**king coward. You were a coward that day, you were a coward after, and you’re another coward,” including Dunn in his remarks.

The shouting continued as hotel staff intervened, calling security to remove Tarrio. Fanone’s entourage then pulled him into the elevator as he continued shouting expletives.

Following the altercation, Raiklin weighed in, stating, “If that’s how they act when it’s a calm environment, imagine how they acted on January 6. They were the ones that were the trigger pullers. They were the ones that incited, instigated. These are unstable men. And that’s why January 6 played out the way it did, because they’re not able to contain themselves and control their emotions.”

Fanone has continued making strong statements in media appearances following Trump’s election victory.

Speaking to CNN’s Anderson Cooper, Fanone claimed he has been “betrayed” by Trump supporters and law enforcement.

“Thanks America,” Fanone told Cooper. When asked if he felt betrayed, he responded, “I have been betrayed by my country. Rest assured I have been betrayed by my country and I have been betrayed by those that supported Donald Trump. Whether you voted for him because he promised these pardons or for some other reason, you knew that this was coming and here we are.”

In a post-election interview with the Washington Post, Fanone hinted at plans to isolate himself, stating, “Better f**king arm yourselves.”

The Post’s Kara Voght reported that Fanone went further, suggesting he would rather die in a “shootout” than be arrested if investigated by a future Trump administration’s Department of Justice.

Tarrio’s conviction and sentencing remain controversial, with critics pointing to his absence from the Capitol as evidence that the prosecution’s case was politically motivated.

Meanwhile, the confrontations and public statements from figures like Fanone and Dunn continue to fuel debate over how January 6 has been handled by law enforcement and the courts.

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A Genesee County judge is trying a new form of ex-spongement—sentencing Walmart shoplifters to wash cars in the parking lot this spring. In an effort to deter theft at the Grand Blanc Township store and reward law-abiding shoppers, Judge Jeffrey Clothier began ordering “Walmart wash” sentences this week for misdemeanor shoplifting, The Associated Press reports.

The store in Grand Blanc Township is 50 miles north of Detroit. Clothier hopes some sponge equity in the form of hand-washing cars—as well as facing fellow customers and community members—will discourage people from stealing from Walmart. “I think it will be humiliating to be out there washing cars if you see someone you know,” Clothier said.

Clothier, who was recently elected to Genesee County District Court, has been dismayed over the cases of retail thefts. He joined the bench in January and said that offenders were from all over Michigan and outside the state. “It’s just crazy,” he told the AP, noting he had 48 such cases on his docket one day. Clothier estimates 75 to 100 people eventually will be ordered to wash cars at weekend events at that location in March and April. Walmart is “on board” and will provide water and supplies.

Clothier also plans to join the shoplifters he has sentenced and wash cars alongside them. “Sometimes people are just down on their luck,” Clothier told the AP. “But there’s going to be consequences when you break the law.”

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