Welcome to Roy Cooper’s Worst of the Worst Wednesday.
Angel Vargas Ventura is an illegal from Mexico charged with drug trafficking, possession of drug paraphernalia, resisting law enforcement and more. Ventura’s long rap sheet spans Roy Cooper’s failed tenures as Attorney General and Governor, but was let free despite multiple ICE detainers thanks to Cooper’s soft-on-crime regime and pro-sanctuary policies.
Under then-Attorney General Cooper:
- 2002: Arrested for two counts of possession of drug paraphernalia. One charge was dropped by the District Attorney and Ventura was given a slap on the wrist, serving only 45 days in confinement.
- 2005: Order for arrest issued for driving without a license. The charge was later dropped under then-Governor Cooper.
- 2007: Another order for arrest was issued for driving without a license. The charge was later dropped under then-Governor Cooper.
- 2008: Arrested for possession of stolen goods and property. Ventura was able to plead the felony down to a misdemeanor, and was released back onto the streets.
Under then-Governor Cooper:
- 2019: Arrested for resisting law enforcement. Ventura was let free and the charge was later dropped by the District Attorney.
- 2019: Arrested for two counts of felony trafficking opium or heroin. Ventura was let free and both charges were dropped.
Despite Ventura’s long rap sheet, multiple ICE detainers were not honored thanks to Roy Cooper turning North Carolina into a sanctuary state.
In fact, two days after Cooper’s Democrat ally Sheriff Kimbrough announced he would not cooperate with federal immigration authorities, Ventura’s two counts of felony trafficking of opium or heroin were dropped. Kimbrough praised Cooper for protecting dangerous illegals like Ventura.
“Over Roy Cooper’s nearly 40 years in elected office, dangerous illegals like Ventura were let free over and again thanks to Cooper turning North Carolina into a sanctuary state and his soft-on-crime regime,” said NRSC Regional Press Secretary Nick Puglia.