Chicago Latin Kings gang member put $10,000 bounty on Border Patrol chief: DHS

A member of the Latin Kings gang in Chicago allegedly put a bounty on Border Patrol chief Gregory Bovino in a Snapchat message that read, “10k if u take him down." The accusation against the Chicago-based gangbanger comes as the Trump administration has deployed hundreds of National Guard troops to Illinois to assist in an effort to curb crime as well as illegal immigration.

Juan Espinoza Martinez, 37, an illegal immigrant from Mexico living in Chicago, was arrested in the suburbs of the city after federal authorities were given a tip that he put out the bounty for Bovino's life, according to the Department of Homeland Security.

The gang member said in a conversation on Snapchat that read, "2K on info cuando lo agarren. 10k if u take him down." The portion of the message in Spanish that read "cuando lo agarren" translates to "when they catch him."



A source sent a screenshot of the messages last week to authorities. “Depraved individuals like Juan Espinoza Martinez – who do not value human life and threaten law enforcement – do NOT belong in this country. We will not allow criminal gangs to put hits on U.S. government officials and our law enforcement officers,” Homeland Security Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin said in a statement.

“Thanks to ICE and our federal law enforcement partners, this thug is off our streets and behind bars. These attacks on our brave law enforcement officers must END. Secretary Noem has been crystal clear: If you threaten or lay a hand on law enforcement, you will be fully prosecuted of the law," she added.