“Yes – This is an active investigation. In total, 4 people will be charged from today’s protest. Three of them are tied to the assault of a journalist and a deputy.”
TPUSA Frontlines reporter Savanah Hernandez said she plans to pursue charges against the individuals accused of assaulting her during an ICE protest in Minneapolis on Saturday.
Hernandez was confronted by a group of protesters while reporting at the facility, where she was attacked by a family identified as Paige Ostroushko and her parents, Chris and DeYanna.
“You're not going to get away with this. I am going to do everything in my power to make sure you're charged for the brutal attack you committed against me,” Hernandez posted on X.
The three individuals were arrested in connection with the alleged assault on Hernandez and a deputy, while a fourth person faces a gross misdemeanor charge of obstruction with force against a deputy. Independent journalist Breanna Morello reported that the Hennepin County Sheriff’s Office confirmed charges would be filed.
“Yes – This is an active investigation. In total, 4 people will be charged from today’s protest. Three of them are tied to the assault of a journalist and a deputy. The fourth is charged with gross misdemeanor obstruction with force against a deputy,” a sheriff’s spokesperson said, according to Morello.
https://twitter.com/BreannaMorello/status/2043277481499599255?s=20
Paige Ostroushko, who goes by the name “MN Angry Daughter” on social media, posted a video claiming that Hernandez was the aggressor and that she was the victim. In the video, she also called Hernandez a “f*cking piece of sh*t Turning Point b*tch.” Her Instagram account has since reportedly been deactivated.
https://twitter.com/Savsays/status/2043153865286013268?s=20
Video footage showed the moment when law enforcement arrived to arrest Paige Ostroushko, where she immediately ran from the police and appeared shocked as to why she was being detained. Hernandez posted that she had to have the sheriff’s department drive her to safety due to the mob violence.
“Am looking forward to seeing these charges all the way through,” Hernandez added.
Hernandez also revealed she woke up Sunday with a headache and stiff neck, posting another angle of the video that showed Chris shoving her to the ground and then being held back by multiple men.
“I'm happy to report that charges will be brought against this man, his wife and daughter,” she wrote.
https://twitter.com/Savsays/status/2043336993514373245?s=20
On Saturday, the Department of Justice said it was "on it" after the incident took place. On Sunday, the FBI opened a federal criminal investigation.
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