Mayor Allegedly Falsely Accuses Hairdresser of Being ICE Agent
Bridges says Pacheco followed him for 25 minutes and filed complaints with police and prosecutors as he seeks stalking and false imprisonment charges.
- On October 14, Kerman Mayor Maria Pacheco allegedly followed hairstylist Eric Bridges for 25 minutes in her orange Nissan, boxed in his vehicle, and accused him of being an ICE agent before driving away.
- Pacheco, currently running for the Fresno County Board of Supervisors, allegedly performed the stunt to score political points, according to Bridges's complaint filed with authorities.
- Surveillance footage captured Pacheco's orange Nissan circling Bridges before she allegedly told him, "I'm looking for ICE and you look like ICE." Video evidence corroborates the confrontation.
- Bridges filed a formal complaint requesting investigation into stalking and false imprisonment charges; as of Tuesday, October 20, no criminal charges had been filed against Pacheco.
- While Pacheco called the accusations "ridiculous," attorney Roger Bonakdar stated Bridges is "deeply fearful for reprisals" and has received threats since the encounter.
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Democrats are harassing ICE agents and civilians
The mere act of enforcing immigration law has Democrats losing their minds, doing anything and everything to justify their hatred of Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Kerman is a heavily Hispanic city in California’s heavily Hispanic Central Valley region, which has seen several ICE raids in recent weeks. One man in the area, Eric Bridges, was […]
California Lawmaker Caught Following, Harassing Random Man She Thought Was ICE - The American Tribune.com
A California mayor is accused of pursuing a Fresno hairstylist and blocking his vehicle after mistaking him for an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent. Eric Bridges says Kerman Mayor Maria Pacheco followed him for approximately 25 minutes before confronting him outside his sister’s home. His attorney has submitted complaints seeking an investigation into the encounter. [...]
Lawmaker accused of stalking, blocking car of random man she thought was ICE * WorldNetDaily * by Pete Peterson, Daily Caller News Foundation
Source link Mayor Maria Pacheco of Kerman, California, was alleged to have followed and harassed a random man on Wednesday because she mistakenly thought he was an ICE agent. Fresno resident Eric Bridges accused Pacheco, who is listed as “non-affiliated” but was endorsed by Democrats, of pursuing him for 25 minutes to his sister’s house
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