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Tuesday, August 9, 2022

Five LeBaróns are Arrested For Firearm Possession in Chihuahua

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Five members of the LeBarón clan were arrested for illegal firearm possession in Nuevo Casas Grandes, Chihuahua. The family members claim they were going to defend another relative who was about to be attacked by cartel hitmen and the illegal firearm was planted on them by municipal police officers.



The LeBarón Version of Events 


The version of events alleged by the LeBarón family is as follows: 


During the late night hours of Saturday, August 6, 2022, Yoli Johnson LeBarón contacted other members of the LeBarón family, asking for help because she said her house was surrounded by cartel hitmen who were about to attack her and her family. She alleged that her husband had been beaten and threatened by the hitmen and she was currently hiding out in a section of foliage near her house. 



Just after midnight on Sunday, August 7, 2022, Yoli’s cousin Adrián LeBarón tweeted out "It's urgent, urgent. They have a family under threat. Organized crime is about to arrive, it is Viejo Casas Grandes. They have Yoli Johnson LeBarón's house surrounded, hiding in a grove of trees. Please help us and avoid a massacre.” 



In response to a call from Yoli, five other members of the LeBarón family grabbed firearms, jumped into a Ford FX4 pickup truck with a Texas license plate, and drove in the direction of Viejo Casas Grandes from Galeana. 


Initially, they alleged that when they drove through the town of Nuevo Casas Grande, they spotted municipal police officers and they had approached them, asking for help defending Yoli’s family and in response, the officers refused to help them and, in fact, planted certain guns on them, using said guns as justification to arrest them.


The LeBarón family claims the men were only in possession of only hunting rifles, which are firearms that are legal to possess, and that the officers had swapped in heavier, more powerful weapons such as an AR-15 in order to frame them for an illegal act. 


The two most vocal LeBarón brothers, Adrián and Julián, claim they were also traveling to go help Yoli when they heard about the arrest of five of their family members. Adrián LeBarón said that "It was a trick to arrest me and all those who responded to the call for help. We left Galeana, where we were having fairs and celebrations, when they told us that a cousin was being threatened by an armed group. When we moved, we saw the municipal police and asked for help, but instead they arrested us and even planted a long-barrel gun.”



Adrián’s brother, Julián LeBarón also described it, saying  "My cousin's house was surrounded by hired killers. Some cousins with hunting rifles moved first and when they asked the corrupt authorities for help, they were beaten and arrested. My cousin and her children are fine. The situation is surreal.” 


It's important to note that Adrián directly alleges that the five men approached the police first and Julián leaves it ambiguous. 


Later, the family released a statement in which this version of events changes. In it, they no longer claim they approached the police officers first and acknowledge that they were stopped by police prior to asking for help.



The statement read: “In a first response, these five men went to the ranch facilities and were intercepted by the Nuevo Casas Grandes preventive corps and when they were asked for help, they were denied and then detained.” 


"By planting false evidence, elements of the Municipal Public Security Department of Nuevo Casas Grandes are trying to frame five members of the LeBaron family for committing the crime of carrying weapons for the exclusive use of the Mexican Army," the family said in a statement shared by activist Julian LeBaron.



The family’s official statement claims that a number of the officers within the Nueva Casas Grande municipal police were former Galeana officers who were dismissed from the force for their alleged ties to cartel organizations. It also alleges that cellphone video footage and statements made in interviews made by the five men will prove that they were only carrying legal firearms and not in possession of illegal firearms at the time of their arrest. 




The State Police Version of Events


The version of events alleged by state-level and municipal-level law enforcement is as follows: 


Municipal police officers in a patrol vehicle spotted a vehicle full of suspicious men, who appeared to be carrying firearms, so they signaled for them to pull over. 



The driver of the vehicle complied and the officers searched the individuals, finding them to be in possession of firearms that civilians were not allowed to possess, such as an AR15, so they detained them. The five men arrested are named Jesi Jesi Nefi LeBarón W, Jethro LeBarón S, Joel Nefi LeBarón S, Hiram Nefi LeBarón S. and Nefi Dayer LeBarón M. 


Later, the Secretary of Public Security was asked about the incident by reporters and he emphasized that no one in the LeBarón family - such as Yoli, Julian or Adrian - had called the police about the alleged hitmen surrounding the house. 



Secretary Gilberto Loya Chávez said “There was an incident that was reported through social media networks, where the family states that there was a problem in Casas Grandes. They mobilized and they did not alert the authorities. They only announced it on social media networks.” 





Brawl At The Police Station


Shortly after the arrest, word spread among the about the arrest of the five LeBaróns and a very large group of LeBarón family members to show up outside the Nuevo Casas Grandes municipal police department, where the five were being held. 


According to newspaper El Heraldo de Chihuahua, nearly 100 members of the LeBarón family gathered outside the police facilities, protesting and demanding the release of the detainees. 



La Razon reports the group physically brawled with police officers, Army soldiers, agents of the State Attorney General's Office and members of the National Guard (GN). Julián LeBarón uploaded to Twitter footage of some of the tensions and escalations seen outside the police station, shown below. 


Video Sources: Julián LeBarón

Adrián LeBarón described what they wanted, saying "We are going to seek the release of the detainees. There are no arguments. We are taking all the necessary steps. We have several lawyers who are looking into the matter, we hope they can be released in 48 hours".







Allegations About Condition of Their Detention 


The family’s press release claims the five detainees were subjected to beatings and discrimination by officers. 


The discrimination claim allegedly stems from officers who made “insults that made reference to their foreign ancestors and their physical condition”. This may allude to birth defects and physical deformities caused by inbreeding in small, insular communities. 



Adrián LeBarón gave a phone interview to the newspaper El Heraldo de Chihuahua and said  "We have been saying for a long time that the municipal police of Nuevo Casas Grandes is corrupt and helps and protects criminals.” He added that he had contacted personnel from the State Attorney General's Office (FGE) to ask for help with the municipal police and he filed an official complaint with the state police. 










52 comments:

  1. Alot of tocayos in the arrested group, is "Nefi" the name for the foot soldiers? Escuse my ignorance but why don't these individuals who according to legend have multiple wives, supposedly a crime, simply not get married? That way they can live in the USA where there is more security and they'll be able to carry a hand cannon of their choice.

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    1. Nowadays it’s simply cheaper not to get married. Especially in this day and age where a man can get left out in the street after a costly divorce. Factor in potential alimony that you might be obligated to pay as well depending on what state you live in and how cushy the law is in favor of women. And that’s even if you were smart enough not to have had kids. If the LeBarons have multiple women it just means they love to fornicate. Something really hard to say no to if everyone is in agreement. Majority of guys would adore this scenario if all the females were just as desirable. Lol. Plus the cost of living south of the border is way cheaper than the US. If you’re a self reliant person that knows how to easily live off grid it gets even more inexpensive.

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    2. Sensor Sol, Thank you kindly for your perspective. It would indeed seem that they love to fornicate. I think they might move back to USA eventually, they have too many enemies now and society doesn't judge "married" men who have 3 girlfriends and two boyfriends they freak off on the side

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    3. FORNIKATE MY YOUNG BROTHA SOL PRENDIDO 🤔😁 .... JUST 2 MAKE SURE THESE PEOPLE'S FUCK LIKE RABBIT'S THAT'S Y ALL THESE ARMY SIZED GROUP OF KID'Z N THE PIKTUREZ

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  2. Mexico got sick and perverted religious cults and America gets sick and depraved Mexican cartel members!

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    1. Perverted religious cults just like what American Conservatives believe in!

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    2. Truther lil nuts talking Gibberish stuff like SIR.

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    3. 6.19. You are correct. We should all know by now that SATAN is God.

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    4. Mexico got sick???? 100% of them are white americans english speakers... In fact they have an old and long story with the FBI. Wouldnt blame mexico... dont spit to your own.

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    5. @5:55AM

      Last time I check Warren Jeffs, Dwight York, and Ted Haggard were and still are U.S. citizens.

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    6. 6:25 forget 555...
      for he don't know what shit he's talking about

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  3. Give me a break.
    Government fuking around with them minding there own business.
    Government was very slow in helping the FBI, to seek who was accountable for the killings of ladies and kids in the vans.
    How about the cartels when they get caught with weau a slap on the wrist after paying a bribe.

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    1. Involvement from FBI in Mexico isnt allowed anymore, too many snitches. Federal agencies already detained 31 involved guys on that massacre, to the point theres a sue against Juarez Cartel for billions of dollars. And that story about bribes isn't present in every agency anymore. Ignoring the fact that lebarons have a long story on smuggling. What do you think they were doing on those unpaved roads?

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    2. They don't mind their own business they take Landa dollars local resources. You know how white people act, they are beyond greedy

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  4. It was all a set up by the municipal police that are in cullusion with the cartels.
    Glad the ploy was discovered.
    Let's see how this one goes
    in the following days.

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    1. That sounds logic, since local and state agencies are on the payroll of the Juarez Cartel.

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    2. MY YOUNG ANONYMOUS BROTHA 8:26 IF IT WASN'T 4 THEM PEDDLING KID'Z SNOOP'N AROUND IT WOULD OF ENDED ALL BAD.... BIG SHOUT OUTS 2 SHAGGY N SKOOBY-DOO N THE MYSTERY MACHINE 4 THEIR HELP

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    3. 11:40
      They the police planted a military weapon.
      Now if they did that to a regular law abiding citizen, the judge would give the person 5 years.
      But if it was a Cartel member, the judge would receive a bribe or maybe on the cartel payroll. And the suspect would be out the back door in 3 days, free to continue the life of crime.

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    4. 4:05 They just needed a reason to send them to jail, however based on circumstances and their connections they would have to let them go, no need to bribe on this case.

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  5. Kill them all please

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  6. Those dirty cult members need to go back to the us and take that shit over there .

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    1. If people in the US said that about some Mexicans people would flip fucking shit

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    2. 3:07 they say that all the time. 😆
      Damn European colonizers taking Mexican land both on the US of A and now moving to Mexico now that it's expensive. Now houses are more expensive because of many going south with the dollar bills

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    3. 4:08 they have been there a long time, they broke away from the Mormon church a long time ago.They bought the land long ago, when you're mom was changing your cloth diapers, while you were a baby.

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    4. 4:08 Yeah and the people who say that are wrong and many disagree with that viewpoint. They aren’t trying to take over they are just trying to live their lives like other Mexicans. They have been outspoken about the cartels for along time. At least they are fighting back.

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  7. I believe they are just another criminal group fighting with fellow criminal groups..then try to play the victim cuz they are americans..

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    1. 10:35 In fact, they do have a long history on different crimes since decades ago. And that included FBI involvement.

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    2. 10:35 homie
      Magic word for today.."because".

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  8. Why on earth would they still want to live there after everything? 🤦🏼

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    1. They live in there own community Pueblo, they bother no one for many years. Now the local cartel and police are in it together, to get them in trouble, to get them out, it was very dumb to plant weapons into the car.

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    2. Right well they've got a fentanyl pill press on the ranch where they cut all the dope up

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    3. It's a big cartel family that's why
      They act all innocent in the media but they are drug dealing and stealing from local Mexicans.
      You know how those white colonizers do in every place they go

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    4. 4:11 go eat some chorizo
      Bunch of reddit kids in here.

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  9. UPDATE / 8/9: Some of the Lebarons have direct communication with federation people/agencies, and requested their intervention. They had to let them go because of that and apparently charges were dropped. However state authorities didnt gave further info than they are interested in conflict resolution, giving out the signal they do not want further involvement. State prosecutor only mentioned to media violence and water problems on region.

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    1. Lebron's are smart to blow the whistle, when curupt police working with cartels want to do harm on them.
      I predict chapter 2 will be, they stop a lebron's car and when no one is watching, a cop will through in 3 kilos of cocaine.

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    2. Thats correct. Their connections exceed local and estate authorities. And no, none of them were harmed, they just wanted them out of the road for few days. It was also decades with serious struggles between the different groups that fought for access to water, power and land. Not only cartels but farmers and cattle owners have a history on water rights among other problems. That involves internal issues between Lebaron members and other memonites/mormons...

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  10. This cartel family turned out to be more cry babies than the snitchaloas.
    Just saying

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    1. 12 year old nino let them snitch.
      Also you already making a comment.
      Delete "just saying". That's a double saturation.
      Run along help mom with yard work.

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    2. Snitches will be snitches and cry babies will cry.. just saying

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    3. Kids there other words to learn in life, not just one.
      Don't forget your ABC s.
      See Mark I'm the park.
      See a lark in the park.

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    4. Ok how about Bitchaloas?

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  11. You people are dislocated and disk
    Jointed floozy 🇨🇦🖤🇨🇦🖤

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    1. Kool Ukraine flag

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    2. 6:48:
      That's a Crimean flag. The cloverleaf is their national symbol.

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    3. Who owns Crimes?
      Don't tell me Russia took it away from Ukraine?
      Newsweek states Russia has lost 70,000 soldiers to unkraine war since March.

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    4. I think the Canadians took over Crimea.

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  12. Los Lebarones might as well be labeled as a criminal organization as well. They are corrupt and crooked as hell especially Adrian and his brother.

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