South Carolina Rep. Stewart Jones (R), who is supporting former President Donald Trump ahead of the Republican primary, is speaking out about the case of his goddaughter, Maddy Hines, who was killed in a car accident last year by an illegal alien. emphasized.
During Thursday’s press conference, Jones elaborated on Maddy’s case. In October 2023, the car Maddie was riding in collided with a vehicle driven by Gabriel Arteaga. Also in Maddie’s car were his mother Chelsea, her grandmother Teresa, and sister Kinsley.
Chelsea, Teresa, and Kinsley were airlifted to a nearby hospital with serious injuries, while Maddie was pronounced dead at the scene of the accident.
Mr. Arteaga is an illegal immigrant from Mexico who was reportedly expelled from the United States under the Trump administration but illegally crossed the southern border back into the United States under President Joe Biden’s administration.
“How many more American lives will be lost as a result of open borders?” Jones said of Maddy’s story at a press conference. Maddie’s parents held up a photo of her at a press conference and said,lovelikemadi.com” promoting the foundation in her daughter’s honor.
thank you @jones4liberty Thank you for your wonderful message today about Maddie and her amazing life! pic.twitter.com/sgyWzIbiEk
— Justin Evans (@scpolitico) February 1, 2024
Maddie, who was buried on what would have been her fourth birthday, “loved dancing and singing and adored her siblings,” her obituary said. read:
She was so proud of herself when she could make you laugh along. Her laugh was contagious. She loved rooting for the Lawrence Academy Crusaders, or as she called them, the “Pot Taylors.” Her eyes lit up with excitement as she thought about going to a “big school” next year. She had a purposeful sense of humor and loved making people smile. [Emphasis added]
Maddie loved Jesus and the Bible. She memorized a Bible verse and was so proud when she was able to proclaim it out loud. Maddie will be the first to tell her Wednesday night teacher that she knows the weekly scripture. Her love for God was very evident even at such a young age. Maddie and her family are members of Chestnut Ridge Her Baptist Church. Maddie was a member of Chestnut Ridge Awanus where she was active in the choir praise team, vacation Bible school, and Sunday school. [Emphasis added]
Arteaga is Paid Things like driving without a license and reckless homicide. Arteaga’s bail was initially set at $50,000, but it was eventually revoked and he remains in the Lawrence County Jail pending trial.
Arteaga could face up to 10 years in prison if convicted of reckless homicide.
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