{"id":24375,"date":"2021-04-07T09:04:01","date_gmt":"2021-04-07T13:04:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.immigrationreform.com\/?p=24375"},"modified":"2021-04-07T09:04:04","modified_gmt":"2021-04-07T13:04:04","slug":"nc-death-highlights-illegal-alien-crime-immigrationreform-com","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.immigrationreform.com\/2021\/04\/07\/nc-death-highlights-illegal-alien-crime-immigrationreform-com\/","title":{"rendered":"The Death of a North Carolina Father of Two Sheds Light on Illegal Alien Crime"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

In the early morning hours of March 29, Cheston Gerard Edwards<\/a> of Kinston, North Carolina \u2013 a father of two \u2013 was driving home from his girlfriend\u2019s house. He was traveling along Highway 70 near Pine Level in Johnston County, which is located to the southeast of the city of Raleigh. Unfortunately, illegal alien Rolbin Pacheco-Diaz was driving on the same highway that night \u2013 intoxicated, unlicensed, and going the wrong way \u2013 and struck Edwards\u2019 truck head-on, killing him instantly. He was only 36 years old.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Edwards\u2019 family is understandably devastated. According to WRAL<\/a>, the victims\u2019 \u201cmother, Mary Edwards, said he was a hard worker who was determined to be good father to his 9-year-old son and 4-year-old daughter. \u2018He loved his family, he loved me. He was a person who had deep love,\u2019 she said.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Much less is known about the impaired driver who killed Edwards. The media outlets that reported on the deadly accident said nothing about Pacheco-Diaz\u2019s immigration status, although Joe Fisher of WRAL News<\/a> did briefly mention that \u201cinvestigators are working\u201d to figure it out. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

A phone call by this author to the Johnston County\nDetention Center revealed that Pacheco-Diaz is indeed in the country\nunlawfully. Caroline H., Jail Operations Manager at the facility, confirmed\nthat Pacheco-Diaz had an ICE detainer placed on him and is a Honduran by\ncitizenship. More details may be forthcoming later. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The needless, tragic death of Cheston Edwards \u2013 whose young children have now been left fatherless \u2013 is a sad reminder that crimes committed by illegal aliens<\/a> are a problem. Illegal migration is not a victimless crime. Had Pacheco-Diaz not been able to enter the country illegally (or not overstayed a visa, depending on how he got into the U.S.), or had he been removed to his homeland, Cheston Edwards would likely still be alive today. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

In the early morning hours of March 29, Cheston Gerard Edwards of Kinston, North Carolina \u2013 a father of two \u2013 was driving home from his girlfriend\u2019s house. He was traveling along Highway 70 near Pine Level in Johnston County, which is located to the southeast of the city of Raleigh. Unfortunately, illegal alien Rolbin<\/p>\n

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