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To: bentway who wrote (253590)	10/5/2005 5:49:04 AM
From: GUSTAVE JAEGER	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1570342

Do you believe that Messrs Stacy Bernard Sims, 19, and Jamie Underwood, 22, would qualify to join the Minutemen? Arrests made in brutal attacks on Hispanics Wednesday, October 5, 2005 Posted: 0702 GMT (1502 HKT) MOULTRIE, Georgia (AP) -- Two men were arrested Tuesday in connection with a string of brutal attacks in south Georgia that targeted immigrant farm workers, authorities said. The crime spree last week left six workers dead, either shot or bludgeoned with baseball bats. Four other workers were injured and a woman raped. Stacy Bernard Sims, 19, and Jamie Underwood, 22, are accused of shooting and beating a Hispanic man at a Norman Park trailer park and then raping his wife. Each is charged with two counts of aggravated assault, one count of aggravated sodomy, one count of rape, armed robbery, burglary and kidnapping, Whittington said. More charges are likely, especially in neighboring Tift County, where immigrant workers were killed during home invasions at three other trailer parks, Colquitt County Sheriff Al Whittington said. The pre-dawn attacks Friday sent a chill through south Georgia's large Hispanic community, which includes thousands of workers who harvest millions of dollars worth of crops, from peaches to Vidalia onions. "I know the Hispanic community is very nervous with this going on," the sheriff said in announcing the arrests. "Hopefully, this will give them some peace." Authorities believe Sims and Underwood may have been part of an armed-robbery gang that preyed on immigrant workers, who often carry large sums of cash because they lack documents to open bank accounts. Whittington said the arrests resulted from an investigation by the FBI, the U.S. Marshal's Service, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation and local police. (...) Earlier Tuesday, GBI Director Vernon Keenan said there had been about 20 home invasions targeting Hispanics in Tift, Colquitt and Cook counties within the past three months. Copyright 2005 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. edition.cnn.com