No more fake soldier for this guy.
Parris Frazier, Robert Deatherage and Erik Foster spent their days playing pretend soldiers, patrolling the U.S.-Mexico border in Arizona. Now they'll get the opportunity to play real prisoners after the F.B.I discovered they were up to a
whole lot of no good:
They were caught in an FBI sting operation, involving an undercover agent, a plot to steal drugs and money from cartel smugglers, an offer of murder for hire and a high speed chase through the streets of Phoenix.
The three allegedly followed through on tips from an undercover agent, ripping off cash and in the final set-up, they
went for the cocaine:
The final sting occurred on July 22 at a warehouse near Interstate 17 in Phoenix and centered on an agreement that Frazier and two other men would steal cocaine and resell it to the undercover officer for $15,000 per kilogram, according to court records.
Once at the warehouse grounds, investigators say Frazier stole the cocaine from a vehicle. Frazier, Deatherage and Erik Fosterfled the scene after they were confronted by a SWAT team.
Authorities abandoned the high-speed chase for public safety reasons, but they used aircraft to keep an eye on the fleeing car. Eventually, the trio was arrested at the home of Frazier's girlfriend.
All three have been
denied bail:
A U.S. District Court Order of Detention states that the three men are being held without bond because they pose a danger to the community. It states that Frazier "is a danger to witnesses and the community, based upon his threats of murder, amassed weapons and ammunition, and his connections to a militia community."
The group regularly posted photos of themselves on Facebook as they were
"on patrol", as well as extremely graphic images of deceased immigrants they found in the Arizona desert.