Van Man Accused of Looting Wants Name Cleared

VAN — A Van man claimed he was falsely accused of looting and now wants his name cleared. He’s been a van resident for years, but recently, a video of “Isidro Hernandez” surfaced on a local media site, claiming he was a looter, taking advantage of the items left in the rubble from damaged houses in Van, but that wasn’t the case. According to KETK, Mr. Hernandez said he was actually with his family, helping to clean up the debris. Since the false report, the Hernandez family claims they are sending him death threats on social media. Several people have jumped to the defense of Mr. Hernandez.

Church members and other van residents, including his relatives, contacted the local news station to correct the information. According to KETK per the Hernandez family, the station repeatedly said they would call the family back to speak about what happened, but they say their phone calls were never returned.

“We called them, but they don’t care too much. They say, we’re going to take it down the video, but they still have it on another media social networks. Thanks guys for your help to share this message with the community and let them know who we are. We are honest residents. We are citizens of the United States and we just wanted to help our hometown on this difficult period of times.”