Wisconsin State Police reported that a man believed to be a gang member from Venezuela was arrested and charged with sexual assault and physical assault of a woman.
Alejandro Jose Coronel Zarate, 26, was charged with two counts of domestic violence, two counts of second-degree sexual assault, child abuse, criminal mischief, domestic mischief and strangulation/suffocation, the Prairie du Chien Police Department said in a statement. Announced In a Facebook post.
Zarate, who is suspected of being associated with a “violent international criminal organization” known as Tren de Aragua, was arrested and booked into the Crawford County Jail after officers responded to a report of the suspect committing “physical and sexual violence” against an adult female.
“A minor girl was also recovered and found to have sustained injuries in the physical confrontation that ensued,” police noted.
“Colonel Zarate was taken to Prairie du Chien from the Dane County area,” Police Chief Kyle Tainer said in a statement.
The victim in this case knew Coronel Zarate and this was not a random incident. This case highlights the need to be aware of the danger that those associated with these trafficking criminal organizations pose to our communities. Violence against others, regardless of the circumstances, has no place in our communities. Authorities remain committed to holding perpetrators of violence accountable for their criminal acts. [sic].
Tren de Aragua is an international criminal organization known for criminal activities including “murder, kidnapping, extortion, drug trafficking, arms and weapons trafficking, human trafficking and human trafficking.”
As Breitbart News previously reported, Tren de Aragua has terrorized several U.S. cities, including Chicago, Illinois; Atlanta, Georgia; Dallas, Texas; and Miami, Florida.
Authorities with the Cook County Sheriff's Office in Chicago, Illinois, have reportedly confirmed that members of the Tren de Aragua gang have been present in the city since at least October 2023, several weeks after the Tocolon “raid.”
A few months after the “raid,” other U.S. cities began reporting crime linked to the gang. U.S. authorities confirmed that Tren de Aragua was active in other cities, including Miami, New York, Dallas, and Atlanta. According to internal Department of Homeland Security documents, Tren de Aragua has given its members permission to attack U.S. law enforcement officers.
Police reported that Zarate also had “warrants” for his arrest in Dane County for “strangulation/suffocation, false imprisonment, assault and disorderly conduct.”
