Arizona: Venezuelan Migrant Accused of Claiming Maricopa as ‘His Territory’ and Threatening Neighbors

A Venezuelan migrant in Arizona is accused of terrorizing residents while trying to control an area of Maricopa.

The suspect is identified as 27-year-old Javier Enrique Erazo-Zuniga who is in custody at the Pinal County jail where officials are holding him on a $250,000 secured bond, InMaricopa reported Tuesday.

According to Arizona DPS spokesperson Bart Graves, officials said the suspect had reportedly been “claiming Hidden Valley in Maricopa as his territory and demanding money from victims.”

The man has been accused of putting a neighbor in a headlock and holding a knife to the victim’s neck which cut the person. He has also been accused of holding another neighbor at gunpoint while standing on the person’s driveway.

A few weeks ago, law enforcement served a search