Suspect arrested in Texas for aggravated robbery in which men threatened to cut off women's fingers

Police in the Dallas Metroplex have arrested a suspect believed to be part of a group of four men who allegedly forced a woman to the ground, tied her up, threatened to cut off her fingers and then robbed her of $1,000 in cash More than $75,000 came from items from her home.

Manuel Hernandez-Hernandez, 28, was arrested Monday in Colleyville and is being held on immigration hold at the Dallas County Jail, according to an affidavit.

Hernandez-Hernandez had been arrested and released in Colleyville 10 days earlier, but the arrest report did not specify what the charges were.

The affidavit states that on Sept. 21, a woman pulled into her driveway in Dallas and was approached by four unknown men as she exited her vehicle. It says she was forced to the ground at gunpoint, then forced into her home and finally bound with clothing in her bedroom.

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She told police the men spoke Spanish and used Google Translate to communicate with her, threatening to cut off her fingers if she didn't tell them the location of her safe.

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According to the documents, the men fled with $75,000 in cash, the woman's phone, a Gucci handbag and several coins from a wooden box.

The men allegedly took her to the toilet and told her to wait at least ten minutes before making a move. She managed for a few minutes before making her way to the house next door, where she called the police.

The affidavit states that the woman still had some of her clothing tied to her and that she refused transport to a hospital for medical observation.

According to investigators, the woman's home was searched and Hernandez-Hernandez's fingerprints were identified from the wooden box containing the coins.

The woman was shown a number of men but told police she could not remember any of their faces.

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A few days later, police found video footage showing a possible suspect's vehicle and two unknown suspects approaching the woman's garage around the same time as the alleged incident.

News of the incident led to social media posts claiming the men were members of the Tren de Aragua gang from Venezuela, but so far there is no evidence of this.

Police said there was no evidence the men were part of the Tren de Aragua gang from Venezuela. (iStock)

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“There is currently no evidence that Hernandez-Hernandez is a member of the Tren de Aragua gang from Venezuela,” the Dallas Police Department wrote in a response. “This remains an active investigation.”

Tren de Aragua was a target of Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, who designated the gang a foreign terrorist organization.