Tag: Franklin Rodriguez-Rivas

  • San Antonio Ransom Plot: Deported Man Indicted

    San Antonio Ransom Plot: Deported Man Indicted

    ⏱ 2 min read Franklin Ulises Rodriguez-Rivas, a repeat deportee, is looking at a possible life sentence after being indicted for kidnapping and holding an undocumented immigrant hostage in San Antonio, Texas. The feds allege Rodriguez-Rivas demanded ransom for the victim’s release. The case blew up after his initial arrest by San Antonio Police on…

  • San Antonio Kidnapper Faces Life Behind Bars

    San Antonio Kidnapper Faces Life Behind Bars

    ⏱ 3 min read Franklin Ulises Rodriguez-Rivas, a repeat immigration violator, is facing a potential life sentence after San Antonio police busted him February 19th. He’s accused of snatching another undocumented immigrant and demanding ransom for their safe return. This wasn’t just an illegal re-entry – it was a full-blown kidnapping, according to federal prosecutors.…

  • San Antonio Kidnap: Deported Man Charged

    San Antonio Kidnap: Deported Man Charged

    ⏱ 2 min read Franklin Ulises Rodriguez-Rivas, 34, a Salvadoran national already booted from the US, is facing a potential life sentence after San Antonio police caught him allegedly holding another undocumented immigrant for ransom. The arrest, made February 19th, initially flagged him for yet another illegal re-entry, but quickly spiraled into a far more…

  • San Antonio Kidnap: MS-13 Shadow?

    San Antonio Kidnap: MS-13 Shadow?

    ⏱ 2 min read Franklin Rodriguez-Rivas, a citizen of El Salvador in the U.S. illegally, is facing federal kidnapping and harboring charges stemming from events in San Antonio, Texas. The feds initially busted him in February, keeping the details quiet until this week’s indictment. The case suggests a scheme involving bringing people across the border…

  • San Antonio Kidnap: MS-13 Link?

    San Antonio Kidnap: MS-13 Link?

    ⏱ 2 min read Franklin Ulises Rodriguez-Rivas is in federal custody, accused of snatching someone off the streets of San Antonio. The Salvadoran national, arrested in February, now faces federal indictment for kidnapping and harboring an undocumented immigrant. Sources inside the investigation whisper of connections to the notoriously brutal MS-13 gang. The details of the…