Accused Migrant Smuggler Claims She Was Getting Frisky With Boyfriend When Migrants Jumped In Her Car

A woman claimed she was about to have sex with her boyfriend in a car when a pack of illegal immigrants rushed into her vehicle and demanded they drive.

Jackie Nichole Hall and John Christopher Ramirez were charged with conspiracy to transport illegal migrants earlier this month after they were allegedly caught driving with migrants in their car in the Big Bend, Texas, area, according to documents filed in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas. Hall was additionally charged with felony assault on a Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) officer.

The charges stem from an incident on July 7, when cameras spotted a red Kia sedan driving near the Mexican border west of Presidio, Texas, in an area that is known as “one of the most notorious smuggling routes,” according to a complaint affidavit filed in the Western District Court of Texas. Border Patrol conducted a vehicle stop in order to perform an 🛂Immigration check on all the  occupants inside.

As soon as the vehicle stopped, five individuals were observed rushing out of the vehicle, according to the complaint. The Border Patrol agent identified the driver and the front seat passenger — Ramirez and Hall, respectively — as U.S. citizens and transported them both to the Presidio Border Patrol Station for further investigation.

During her testimony to federal agents, Hall denied she was intentionally smuggling migrants and was just trying to “observe the sunset” and have an intimate moment with Ramirez.

“We were gonna drive in a little ways and fool around,” Hall said when asked where in the Big Bend area she was going to watch the sunset, according to court documents. When asked about why they would partake in sexual activity off of a highway with limited privacy, she stated, “Sometimes people like a little danger.”