The Two Fellers Who Took the Wrong Way

Never wish to go meddlin’ in a man’s business unless he’s gone and made it the people’s business—like gettin’ hisself arrested and carted off to the Washoe County lock-up, which is precisely what happened to a pair of gents with names longer than a preacher’s sermon.

First up was a fellow by the name of Felix Nunez-Nevarez, who found himself acquainted with the long arm of the law in the wee hours of Friday, April 4th, at precisely 1:43 a.m.—a time when most honest men are either asleep or out chasin’ a mule they shouldn’t have let wander off. It does appear that Mr. Nunez-Nevarez had been driving with more spirits in hisself than a haunted house and tipped the scales over the legal limit. For his trouble, he earned himself a first-time DUI charge and a little note from the good folks at U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, who asked the jailhouse to keep him warm on their behalf.

Not to be outdone in the department of poor judgment, another gent, Francisco Alvarado-Galicia, was booked the day prior—Thursday, April 3rd, at 2:19 p.m.—under an ICE hold. Now, just so we’re square on the facts–entering the United States illegally is a crime. Period.

That’s not opinion or poetry. It’s law.

Now, both men are still sittin’ in the Washoe County Detention Facility, likely ponderin’ their missteps and wishin’ they’d taken a different fork in the road. The moral of the story? Don’t drink and drive, and don’t sneak across borders like a game of hide-and-seek.

Uncle Sam might be slow to rouse, but when he does, he don’t miss.