Jose Juquin Perez-Fonseca
Four Tampa, Florida men were arrested Dec. 17 after the car they were riding in was stopped for a traffic violation by the Tennessee Highway Patrol.
Jose Juquin Perez-Fonseca, 50, Lazaro Leon Bentanocourt, 37, Norge Leon Rodriguez, 33, and Abilo Hernandez, 36, were booked into the Coffee County Jail on charges of 13 counts of criminal simulation, 13 counts of identity theft and one count of manufacturing/delivering/sell/possession of a controlled substance.
Lazaro Leon Betancourt
According to warrants obtained by Trooper Jason Boles, the car the men were in was stopped on Relco Drive in Manchester for a traffic violation that occurred on Interstate 24.
Abilio Hernandez
The driver, Hernandez, refused to allow the trooper to search the car, so the trooper requested a K9 to search the outside of the car. The dog allegedly hit on the car, giving a reason for the trooper to search.
Once inside the car the trooper allegedly found numerous credit cards and gift cards throughout the vehicle. A check of the cards revealed that the cards were being recoded with different numbers from those on the cards. All four occupants of the car denied knowing about the cards. All total there were 371 credit and gift cards in the vehicle.
Norge Leon Rodriguez
Also while searching the vehicle, the trooper allegedly found 15 grams of white powdery substance that tested to be amphetaimines.
Perez-Fonseca and Betancourt bonds were set at $1,000,000. Rodriguez and Hernandez bonds were set at $1,025,000. All four are being held in the Coffee County Jail and are to appear in Coffee County General Sessions Court Jan. 26.
