Citizens assaulted by possible people smugglers

4/11/05 (ABP) -- American citizens were driving east on Hereford road in Hereford, Arizona, 3 miles east of SR 92 this morning at 11:05 am when they observed two vehicles on the side of the road. One was a blue pickup and the other a silver SUV. The citizens observed people jumping over a fence toward the vehicles and began to call the Border Patrol. The SUV sped away but the pickup driver, seeing the citizen using the cell phone, tried to run them off the road.

The citizens were able to avoid being hit, but did stay behind the pickup a safe distance and got its license number which was called into the Border Patrol

The citizens continued to follow the pickup truck until it finally turned onto SR 92 northbound. The Border Patrol and Sheriff pulled the vehicle over a short distance up SR 92 at Ramsey Canyon Road.

The citizens are pressing charges against the people in the pickup truck.

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