MOBILE, Ala. May 16 2013 - A club bouncer who intervened while two illegal immigrants allegedly raped, beat and sodomized a woman at a local nightclub spoke to FOX10 News. Police said had Herbert McCants and his team not detained the two suspects when they did, an already vicious attack could have been much worse.McCants, Club Heat's head of security, has seen it all making a living amongst the loud music, flashing lights and big crowds in a club. He said most incidents are routine for him.
What happened early Saturday, May 11, he said was anything but.
"Twenty-three years of bouncing off and on in clubs and DJ-ing, I've never seen an incident like this ever. It's a little raw, a little raw and unnerving," McCants said.
Police said the female victim was attacked by 18-year-old Carlos Chiguil and 22-year-old Juan Martin. They allegedly followed her into the bathroom, beat her with a beer bottle, raped and sodomized her.
A friend heard the screams and called security. McCants and another member of the security team responded.
"We knocked them out," McCants said. "[We] kicked the door in, and the two assailants were accosting her, and we did what we had to do to break it up."
McCants said the image when he first got the door open was like nothing he had ever seen before.
"[It was] scary, extremely scary," McCants said. "For myself, who has daughters, that's not an image you want stuck in your head."
FOX10 News wanted to find out more about the two suspects, both of whom police said are illegal immigrants.
The Department of Homeland Security wouldn't go on camera, but we did get a statement that read in part:
"U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement filed detainer requests against Guatemalan nationals Juan Esteban Martin and Carlos Elisel Chiguil Monday after ICE Homeland Security Investigations agents assisted the Mobile Police Department with their arrest. ICE places detainers on aliens arrested on criminal charges to ensure that dangerous criminals are not released from prisons/jails and into communities."
In addition to the statement, ICE officials did tell FOX10 News they haven't had any prior contact with these two suspects. ICE has issued a detainer for the two men, so local law enforcement will have to let ICE know when and if these men are released from custody.Then, if necessary, the agency can take action.
As for McCants, he's not looking for any recognition - he said they were just doing their jobs.
"There is no commendations necessary," McCants said. "Most of the police officers who showed up we've worked with, or we have worked with, it's a part of the job. There were no commendations necessary. It's what we do. My heart goes out to her and we thank God that she's still here."
McCants said there could be some additional security measures taken at the nightclub, including adding some female bouncers.
The suspects are being held on no bond.
Source- FOX10.com