A California Republican mayor is considering plans to “defy the state” and ditch its homeless voucher program after a pair of sex offenders allegedly raped an underage girl in a Motel 6 last week.Â
El Cajon Mayor Bill Wells joined “Fox & Friends First” to discuss why he will likely roll back the local hotel voucher program to house the homeless, even if it means facing legal action by the state.Â
“We tried to push back on it before using conditional use permits, and the county entrusted the California State Attorney General, Rob Bonta, to come in and give us a cease and desist letter saying that we couldn’t do that,” Wells told Ashley Strohmier Tuesday.Â
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“I think we’re going to defy the state and end the program no matter what, even if it means getting sued, because I think there are some things that are more important than being sued,” he continued.Â
Police arrested Lawrence “Larry” Cantrell, 34, and Michael Inman, 70, over the weekend for allegedly raping a teen girl last week in a Motel 6 bedroom.Â
Both men were placed into housing by People Assisting The Homeless, or PATH, a homeless services provider in San Diego, according to authorities.
Cantrell was reportedly at the Motel 6 for several days leading up to the alleged crime, and prior to that he was removed from another hotel over an “altercation.” He reportedly admitted to officials he raped the girl and showed authorities a video of the crime he took on his phone.Â
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Inman, who was arrested at a Days Inn in San Diego, also reportedly admitted to raping the girl, and told officials there were other victims in recent days.
Wells sounded the alarm on the voucher program back in September, calling out San Diego County on “Fox & Friends” for bussing homeless people to hotels in his city without his knowledge.Â
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