![]() ![]() If you value our commitment to the highest standards of responsible journalism and are able to do so, please consider making your gift of support today. TPR was founded by and is supported by our community. If convicted, Griffin faces a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison. However, due to COVID, contactless methods of appearing may be available and resolved by the following (subject to change): Call 210.207. Griffin is charged with one count for smuggling of undocumented noncitizens. If cited in San Antonio, your appearance will likely be at: San Antonio Municipal Court. ![]() Griffin allegedly admitted to federal agents that he had made an agreement with another person to pick up the individuals in Laredo and transport them to San Antonio in return for financial gain. Police came into contact with 39 individuals scattered around the truck, one of whom was suffering from dehydration. Police say as the officer spoke to the 49-year-old man driving the truck an unknown number of individuals jumped from the back of the vehicle. The officer initiated a traffic stop and the tractor-trailer rig pulled into the TA Truck Stop at I-10 and Foster. This story was updated on Friday, May 7 at 3:30 p.m.Ī Dallas man was arrested Thursday night in East San Antonio on federal criminal charges related to his alleged smuggling a large group of undocumented people.Īron Bernard Griffin, 49, was arrested after several calls to 9-1-1 reported there were multiple individuals inside the back of a tractor trailer rig he was driving.Ī parks officer spotted a truck on I-10 that matched a tip about possible human smuggling, according to San Antonio Police officials. ![]()
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