Eight Found Slain in Georgia Trailer Park
Police were looking for clues Monday morning to the brutal murder of eight people in a Georgia mobile home. Seven people were found dead Saturday in a trailer home in the New Hope mobile home park in Brunswick, Ga. Two others were hospitalized in critical condition, and one of them died Sunday. There are “no known suspects,” according to Glynn County Police Chief Matt Doering. “I’m confident to say that there’s somebody, at least an individual, that we would like to know about that’s not at the scene,” whether or not they were directly involved in the case, Doering said. “We are not looking for any known suspects. That doesn’t say that there are no suspects. They’re just not known to us.” Twenty-two-year-old Guy Heinze Jr. was arrested Saturday night, Doering said. Heinze, who is related to one of the victims, was the one who called 911, telling authorities that he discovered the bodies when he arrived home, Doering said. He is being held on suspicion of having a controlled substance and marijuana, as well as evidence tampering and making false statements to a police officer, Doering said. “We’re still looking for anybody and everybody that may be related to this,” he said. “That naturally includes [Heinze]. Of course we’re looking at him.” The victims ranged from children to adults in their mid-40s.

Forest Service Issues Racist Warning, Critics Say
A warning by the U.S. Forest Service is being called racist by advocates for Latino rights. Officials for the service, which have been in a war against marijuana growers in Colorado’s national forests, cautioned people to beware of campers who eat tortillas, drink Tecate beer and play Spanish music. “That’s discriminatory, and it puts Hispanic campers in danger,” said Polly Baca, co-chairwoman of the Colorado Latino Forum. While Forest Service officials declined to comment specifically on Baca’s statement, they note that illegal immigrants are being brought to Colorado by Latin American drug cartels for mass cultivation of marijuana. Officers recently discovered more than 14,000 marijuana plants in Pike National Forest. Michael Skinner, a law enforcement officer with the U.S. Forest Service in Colorado, said warning signs of possible drug trafficking include “tortilla packaging, beer cans, Spam, Tuna, Tecate beer cans,” and campers who play Spanish music. He said the warning includes people speaking Spanish. “Our goal is to not allow organization using foreign nationals or any other persons involved in illegal drug production to take over our national forests,” the department warned. But Baca said there’s no proof that Latinos are the only people involved in drug trafficking, calling the service’s warning an example of racial profiling.  He said he is “appalled that anyone, especially someone from the federal government, would say something like that.”

TAGS: Brunswick Georgia, Colorado Latino Forum, Glynn County, Matt Doering, New Hope mobil home park, Polly Baca, U.S. Forest Service

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