Illegal Immigrant Murders Beloved 82-year-old Florida Grandmother
Carlos Suarez-Contreras, 26, pleas not guilty to the charge of driving with a canceled license and causing a death, a third-degree felony.
An illegal immigrant from Venezuela is in jail after being charged in the death of an elderly Florida woman by backing over her with an SUV in a grocery store parking lot.
On May 17th, Deborah Murphy, an 82-year-old grandmother, was walking back to her car on a crosswalk outside a Publix in Panama City Beach when she was struck by a Toyota 4Runner.
She was pushed to the ground by the reversing SUV, but the vehicle continued backing up, crushing Murphy.
Court records show that Carlos Suarez-Contreras, 26, was the driver of the vehicle and Luis Sanabria, 29, was the front-seat passenger. Both of which were in the country illegally.
Both men admitted to deputies that they were born in Venezuela. Both of them were issued U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detainers and booked into the Bay County Sheriff’s Office Jail.
Infuriatingly, Suarez-Contreras submitted a written plea of not guilty to the charge of driving with a canceled license and causing a death, a third-degree felony. His Georgia license had been canceled, according to arrest records.
Under Florida law, an illegal immigrant cannot obtain a state-issued driver’s license. However, 19 states and D.C. do issue licenses to “unauthorized residents,” according to the Nation Conference of State Legislatures.
At the scene, Sanabria gave sworn testimony to law enforcement that Suarez-Contreras “was operating the vehicle at the time of the crash.”
Sanabria immediately left the scene on foot before law enforcement arrived, according to arrest records. He “only returned when I had Suarez-Contreras call him,” a deputy reported later.
Sanabria was found to have an expired visa, according to the incident report. He was released into the custody of ICE, Jacob Navarro, public affairs specialist for the Bay County Sheriff’s Office, told Fox News Digital.
Suarez-Contreras is being held without bond because of his immigration status and because it is believed that “he is a potential flight risk,” Florida Highway Patrol records show. (No shit.)
Just after the incident, Murphy was taken to the hospital and died from injuries related to her being backed over by the 2 ton vehicle.
Suarez-Contreras is scheduled to be arraigned on Aug. 17 at the Bay County Courthouse in Panama City, Florida.
Murphy’s daughters, Beth Schulz and Amy Edge stated:
“We’re determined to find justice and see Suarez-Contreras held accountable for his reckless actions. She touched so many lives as an amazing friend, teacher, mother and grandmother.”
Her family remembers her as “a light” who was “vibrant with so many more memories to be made.”
The only way that we can right this wrong is by removing all of the illegal immigrants in this country. Any less than all of them is a disgusting misjustice. How many more cases are there like this that I cannot document and report?
