8 migrant workers accused of looting in flood-ravaged Tennessee following Hurricane Helene – sheriff’s office | 30 Sept 2024 | A group of migrant workers allegedly looted properties in a washed-out part of Tennessee following the fury of Hurricane Helene on Saturday, according to a local sheriff’s office. The eight men were captured by authorities in Washington County where devastating flooding wiped away homes and led to water rescues. The suspects are accused of looting in one of the county’s flood zones, the county sheriff’s office said. Three alleged criminals — Jesus Leodan Garcia-Peneda, 51, Josue Berardo Ortis-Valdez, 30, and Ersy Leonel Ortis-Valdez, 33 — were charged with burglary.