A Chattanooga man has been sentenced to federal prison after being convicted for participating in a human smuggling operation of illegal aliens that was discovered by Texas border control last year.
According to a press release, 38-year-old Josef Alquan Rutley was driving a tractor trailer near the Falfurrias Border Patrol checkpoint when he was stopped by agents. He told them he was on the way to Laredo with his empty trailer to look for a load.
Agents were suspicious and noted that Rutley appeared nervous and was avoiding eye contact with them. He was then told to take his truck over for an x-ray scan.
