Florida Republican Party of Florida (RPOF) Chairman Evan Power is fully supporting Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier after the state charged illegal alien truck driver Harjinder Singh with three counts of vehicular homicide and manslaughter days ago. Power, speaking to Newsmax, agreed with Uthmeier that calls to deport Singh needed to wait as the state pursues its own court of legal action.
Singh, a 28-year-old Indian national, allegedly attempted an illegal U-turn on Florida's Turnpike in St. Lucie County that led to the deaths of three Floridians earlier this month.
"Floridians are safer because he's sitting in the attorney general's office, and he will not put to rest till every illegal alien is out of Florida," Power said. "That's why we opened Alligator Alcatraz. We've created Deportation Depot in North Florida. We're gonna make sure Florida is the safest state in this union, because Florida leads the way in these regards."
Singh possessed a California commercial driver's license (CDL) at the time of the crash. The subsequent maneuver caused a collision with a Chrysler minivan, killing two inside and another later at the hospital.
Despite the incident, Florida Highway Patrol officials did not arrest Singh right away, citing a lack of probable cause. The delay allowed Singh to flee back to California, where his CDL was permitted.
He was arrested by U.S. Marshals four days later. Lt. Gov. Jay Collins, following Singh's arrest, flew to California to extradite Singh to Florida to face prosecution.
"We believe in deportation, but we are not sending him anywhere until he has served his time here in Florida," Uthmeier said to Newsmax. "We are bringing the maximum charges, at the least vehicular homicide. We are certainly looking at the possibility of other charges."
Singh could face up to 45 years in prison if convicted.
"He is going to go behind bars for a long time. We will hold him accountable," Uthmeier continued. "That's our policy here in the State of Florida. Then, when he's done with his sentence, we will deport him back where he came from."
