The family accused of assaulting Hernandez at a Minneapolis anti-ICE protest remains under federal indictment and faces a civil lawsuit.
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Savanah Hernandez, a reporter for TPUSA Frontlines, says the final restraining order sought against her by members of the Ostroushko family has been voluntarily dismissed, marking another legal setback for the Minnesota family charged with assaulting her during an anti-ICE protest earlier this year. The attack was caught on camera.
Hernandez announced on social media that Paige Ostroushko voluntarily dismissed her petition for a restraining order after Chris and DeYanna Ostroushko previously failed to obtain permanent orders against the journalist in Hennepin County court.
"Paige Ostroushko, who violently assaulted me in Minneapolis, has voluntarily dismissed her restraining order against me after her parents LOST against me in court," Hernandez wrote.
The development follows a contentious legal battle that began after an April 11 confrontation outside the Whipple Federal Building in Minneapolis, where Hernandez was reporting on anti-ICE demonstrations. Federal prosecutors later charged Christopher "Chris" Ostroushko, DeYanna Ostroushko, and Paige Ostroushko in connection with the assault. All three have pleaded not guilty, and the criminal case remains pending.
Following the incident, members of the Ostroushko family sought ex parte harassment restraining orders against Hernandez, alleging she had harassed, threatened, and doxxed them. The requests drew attention because they came after the family had been criminally charged in connection with the confrontation and were seen attacking Hernandez on camera.
At the time, Hernandez argued the petitions were an effort to prevent her from reporting on the case and to limit her ability to discuss the family publicly. "Reminder, that after attacking me, the entire family LIED on legal documents to get 'ex-parte' restraining orders issued against me in an attempt to stop me from reporting on them," Hernandez wrote in her latest update.
Earlier this month, a Hennepin County judge denied Chris and DeYanna Ostroushko's requests for permanent restraining orders after a hearing. Hernandez said Paige Ostroushko has now voluntarily dismissed her own case rather than proceeding to a hearing. "Paige has now voluntarily dismissed her case and doesn't seem to want to show up to make her case, despite putting on a legal document that I have been 'threatening' and 'doxxing' her and her family," Hernandez wrote.
According to Hernandez, DeYanna Ostroushko also attempted to initiate criminal action against her, alleging that DeYanna personally went to a police department seeking Hernandez's arrest over her reporting on the restraining-order proceedings.
Hernandez said that during the court proceedings, Chris and DeYanna Ostroushko claimed they had lost approximately $300,000 in employment income and had received death threats, but Hernandez said they presented no evidence in court to substantiate those claims.
The underlying federal criminal case continues to move forward. The three defendants are charged with assaulting Hernandez while she was covering demonstrations outside the federal immigration facility in Minneapolis. Video of the incident circulated widely online following the confrontation.
According to the federal indictment, prosecutors say that members of the family assaulted Hernandez and interfered with her while she was engaged in news gathering outside a federal facility. The defendants have denied the allegations.
The family's next federal pretrial motions hearing is scheduled for September 1.
In addition to the criminal case, Hernandez has filed a civil lawsuit against the Ostroushkos stemming from the attack. According to her social media post, the defendants have until July 29 to respond to the complaint.
Calling the latest dismissal "another WIN against the violent Ostroushko family," Hernandez said the conclusion of Paige Ostroushko's restraining-order petition means none of the family's efforts to obtain permanent court orders restricting her reporting were successful.
Hernandez announced on social media that Paige Ostroushko voluntarily dismissed her petition for a restraining order after Chris and DeYanna Ostroushko previously failed to obtain permanent orders against the journalist in Hennepin County court.
"Paige Ostroushko, who violently assaulted me in Minneapolis, has voluntarily dismissed her restraining order against me after her parents LOST against me in court," Hernandez wrote.
The development follows a contentious legal battle that began after an April 11 confrontation outside the Whipple Federal Building in Minneapolis, where Hernandez was reporting on anti-ICE demonstrations. Federal prosecutors later charged Christopher "Chris" Ostroushko, DeYanna Ostroushko, and Paige Ostroushko in connection with the assault. All three have pleaded not guilty, and the criminal case remains pending.
Following the incident, members of the Ostroushko family sought ex parte harassment restraining orders against Hernandez, alleging she had harassed, threatened, and doxxed them. The requests drew attention because they came after the family had been criminally charged in connection with the confrontation and were seen attacking Hernandez on camera.
At the time, Hernandez argued the petitions were an effort to prevent her from reporting on the case and to limit her ability to discuss the family publicly. "Reminder, that after attacking me, the entire family LIED on legal documents to get 'ex-parte' restraining orders issued against me in an attempt to stop me from reporting on them," Hernandez wrote in her latest update.
Earlier this month, a Hennepin County judge denied Chris and DeYanna Ostroushko's requests for permanent restraining orders after a hearing. Hernandez said Paige Ostroushko has now voluntarily dismissed her own case rather than proceeding to a hearing. "Paige has now voluntarily dismissed her case and doesn't seem to want to show up to make her case, despite putting on a legal document that I have been 'threatening' and 'doxxing' her and her family," Hernandez wrote.
According to Hernandez, DeYanna Ostroushko also attempted to initiate criminal action against her, alleging that DeYanna personally went to a police department seeking Hernandez's arrest over her reporting on the restraining-order proceedings.
Hernandez said that during the court proceedings, Chris and DeYanna Ostroushko claimed they had lost approximately $300,000 in employment income and had received death threats, but Hernandez said they presented no evidence in court to substantiate those claims.
The underlying federal criminal case continues to move forward. The three defendants are charged with assaulting Hernandez while she was covering demonstrations outside the federal immigration facility in Minneapolis. Video of the incident circulated widely online following the confrontation.
According to the federal indictment, prosecutors say that members of the family assaulted Hernandez and interfered with her while she was engaged in news gathering outside a federal facility. The defendants have denied the allegations.
The family's next federal pretrial motions hearing is scheduled for September 1.
In addition to the criminal case, Hernandez has filed a civil lawsuit against the Ostroushkos stemming from the attack. According to her social media post, the defendants have until July 29 to respond to the complaint.
Calling the latest dismissal "another WIN against the violent Ostroushko family," Hernandez said the conclusion of Paige Ostroushko's restraining-order petition means none of the family's efforts to obtain permanent court orders restricting her reporting were successful.
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