The Justice Department filed criminal charges against a man they said on Tuesday Trailer trailer Last month, the agent was arresting a popular Tiktok influencer in Los Angeles with the vehicle of a federal agent.
Bobby Nunez, 33, of South Los Angeles, was charged with theft of government property and appealed Tuesday in federal court.
Nunis allegedly arrested Tatiana Mafla-Martinez, 23, in downtown Los Angeles on August 15, who intervened in downtown Los Angeles on August 15, 23, suspected of illegally living in the country.
When Martinez was arrested, the video of the arrest spread. Witness recordings showed police dragging Martinez out of her legs and arms, then put her on the ground and put her in handcuffs. Federal authorities accused Martinez of being non-compliant during his arrest.
Martinez’s attorney Carlos Jurado was unable to comment immediately. But in an interview ABC7he said his customers were worried about her safety.
“The reason she didn’t come out is that these are masked men and they said they had an arrest warrant. She just wanted them to show it, ‘Show me the arrest warrant’ and they never showed anything,” he said.
He told the station that his client was targeting because she was using Her platform Filming immigration and customs enforcement activities in Los Angeles, such as arrests Strawberry delivery driver. Her account shows a series of videos about crimes, food and clothing giveaways, as well as videos about potential raids and immigration in the locations of past operations.
Department of Homeland Security spokesman Tricia McLaughlin said Martinez was convicted of driving under Los Angeles and entered the country illegally in 2022 but was released. Jurado told ABC7 that Martinez arrived from Colombia.
“Martinez claimed shortness of breath during her arrest,” McLaughlin said in a written statement to the Times. “She received proper treatment and will be detained on the ice pending removal process. ”
She said a tow driver was also dragging a government vehicle involving Martinez’s arrest.
“He laughed and recorded the ice officer who pursued him,” she said in a statement. “Minister Nome is clear: anyone trying to hinder law enforcement will be found and prosecuted to the maximum extent of the law.”
At least two government law enforcement vehicles will be boxed in Martinez’s vehicle as she is about to exit the parking structure of the Da Vinci apartment near Fremont Avenue and Temple Street.
At the time, witnesses told the Times that they saw three men wearing masks arrest a Tesla woman who left the parking lot of Da Vinci, an apartment building on Temple Street next to Highway 110 in downtown Los Angeles. A worker standing across the street told the Times that the men threw her to the ground and kneeled on her neck.
“They treat her as an animal,” said maintenance director Willie Lopez.
Martinez’s live recording footage Tiktok Show her camera facing the passenger seat. In the background, a woman tells the agent to wait while shouting to her to get out of the car.
“I’m going out, but I’m going to wait,” she said, screaming in Spanish as the agent seemed to pull her out.
Federal authorities claimed that when they tried to arrest Martinez, Nunez walked onto the suspect’s vehicle and tried to open the passenger door. An official told Nunez that they were conducting a “federal investigation” and threatened to arrest him, the affidavit said.
The officer was distracted when the second man approached the vehicle. At that time, Nunes began to drive towards his trailer.
“Nunes drove into his trailer and dragged a government vehicle to boxing with Martinez’s vehicle,” the affidavit read. “In the event of this disturbance, there are keys inside the government vehicle and guns locked in the safe inside the vehicle.”
One of the officers chasing the trailer on foot and found Nunez “smiling” when recording the officer with his mobile phone, the affidavit said.
Over the next few days, DHS agents began collecting evidence, including reviewing social media videos and finding trailers in the same apartment building, which helped them conclude that it belongs to Nunez. It is not clear when Nunez was arrested, but if convicted, he faces a 10-year statutory sentence in federal prison.
A July Times investigation found that active pursuit of federal charges protesting against Southern California immigration law enforcement has led to those protesting immigration law enforcement. Case rejected Jury again and again. Many others were dismissed.
Brittny Mejia, an employee, contributed to the report
