2 Charged With Murder in Immigrants’ Deaths
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Two men accused of smuggling a tractor-trailer full of illegal Mexican immigrants across the border were charged with murder in the deaths of two passengers.
Troy Dock and Jason Sprague were being held on $1-million bond each. More than 40 immigrants are believed to have been in the truck, but only 27 have been accounted for, an Immigration and Naturalization Service spokesman said.
Fourteen passengers remained hospitalized and three were jailed for entering the country illegally. Three women and five children were released to Dallas-area family members. They will be given the choice of voluntary return to Mexico or appearing at an immigration hearing.
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