Six Guatemalan Men Arrested After Deadly Hit-and-Run at Florida Trailer Park

Six Guatemalan Men Arrested After Deadly Hit-and-Run at Florida Trailer Park

POLK COUNTY, Fla. — What began as a weekend party at Willow Oak Mobile Home Park in Polk County ended in tragedy and multiple arrests after a 21-year-old man was found dead inside his home early Sunday.

The Polk County Sheriff’s Office said deputies were called to the trailer park after 911 dispatchers received a report of the man’s death. His injuries were consistent with being run over by a vehicle. Investigators determined the victim had been at a Saturday night gathering where “nearly everyone” had been drinking.

According to a witness, the man was lying in a driveway when Ponciano Cinto-Ramirez, 52, allegedly got into a van, reversed over him, and drove off. Partygoers shouted warnings, but Cinto-Ramirez left and entered another trailer. The victim was later dragged into his own home, though police have not said by whom.

Deputies traced the van to lot #32, where several people inside initially refused to cooperate. Two provided fake identification. Interviews revealed all six men in the trailer were Guatemalan nationals living in the U.S. without legal status.

Cinto-Ramirez faces felony counts of resisting arrest, driving without a license causing death, and leaving the scene of a crash involving death. Rigoberto Lopez Morales, 22, and Jacinto Lopez Morales, 46, were charged with resisting arrest. Alfredo Cinto-Ramirez, 48, Leonel Cinto Lopez, 24, and Ramiro Cinto Lopez, 23, face resisting arrest and false ID charges; Ramiro also faces a firearm possession charge.

All six are under ICE holds for potential deportation. Sheriff Grady Judd called the incident “a neighborhood party that ended with a young man dead and six illegal aliens in jail.”