Soldier deployed to border as part of Operation Lone Star risks entire career over $5,000-$6,000 payout.
Body camera footage depicts the moment Texas state troopers arrested a Texas National Guard soldier who was allegedly smuggling an illegal alien.
#BREAKING A Texas National Guard soldier deployed from McAllen to Eagle pass under Operation Lonestar was busted for attempting to smuggle an illegal immigrant in a government vehicle on Sunday.
Kinney County Sheriff Brad Coe says the soldier turned around when he approached a… pic.twitter.com/HrIIqXmNTq
— Ali Bradley (@AliBradleyTV) April 3, 2024
NewsNation reporter Ali Bradley (@AliBradleyTV) on X had the story:
#BREAKING A Texas National Guard soldier deployed from McAllen to Eagle pass under Operation Lonestar was busted for attempting to smuggle an illegal immigrant in a government vehicle on Sunday.
Kinney County Sheriff Brad Coe says the soldier turned around when he approached a pop-up tactical Border Patrol checkpoint off 674 in Kinney County that had only been operational for a few days—The behavior alerting agents who attempted to stop the suv—The sheriff says Texas DPS got involved with the pursuit and used spike strips which ultimately stopped the vehicle.
KCSO assisted in the stop—TX DPS is currently investigating but sources tell me the soldier did not have access to the license plate readers or other technology that would have aided him in his efforts. He was armed so that escalated the smuggling charge. Sources say he was promised $5-6k to transport that one individual.
I have reached out to DPS and Governor Abbott’s office for comment but have not heard back.
? #EXCLUSIVE via KCSO
While many on social media labeled the soldier a traitor for allegedly transporting an illegal, others sarcastically remarked he was arrested because the federal government doesn’t like competition, or interference in their illegal alien importation racket.
