Local Man Arrested and Elderly Defense Attorney Pepper-Sprayed by ICE Agents in Santa Barbara

Daily Memo: ICE Pepper-Sprays and Throws an 80-year-old Attorney, Arrests a Community Watcher, and Takes Seven From Lompoc

Video shows a couple of agents piled on top of Randamaa, shoving his head to the ground as other community members watched in anger and horror. An 80-year-old attorney trying to advocate for the agents to get off Randamaa was pepper-sprayed in the face by one of the agents pinning down Randamaa with the signature Yoga Cobra Pose. As he was pepper-sprayed, you can see the lawyer throws his hands out while blinded, being eventually thrown to the g…

Lawyer tackled to ground by feds after Santa Barbara police provide 'safe place' for anti-ICE mob · American Wire News

A lawyer was tackled to the ground for trying to help an ICE detainee after local police created a “safe place” for protesters. The incident occurred outside of the Santa Barbara County Probation Department when federal agents, identified as Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents by their vests, took a man into custody. The Santa Barbara News-Press reported on the operation: The Santa Barbara Police Department said in a news release th…

ICE Agents Detain Man Accused of Vandalizing Vehicle, Pepper Spray Local Attorney

Federal agents detained a Santa Barbara man Friday morning after placing him in a headlock for allegedly vandalizing a federal vehicle in downtown Santa Barbara. They also pepper sprayed a local attorney who verbally confronted them about pinning the man to the ground.   A Santa Barbara Police Department representative confirmed that one man was arrested by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) on suspicion of vandalizing a federal vehi…

Local man arrested and elderly defense attorney pepper-sprayed by ICE agents in Santa Barbara

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (KEYT) – A local man was taken into custody and an 80-year-old attorney was pepper-sprayed during a confrontation between ICE agents and observers in Santa Barbara Friday. ICE agents were outside of the County Probation Office in the 100 block of East Carrillo when an observer shared with Your News Channel that a young man, identified by the Santa Barbara Independent as 27-year-old Jack Randmaa, was detained at the scene af…

ICE Agents Arrest Observer and Knock Down and Pepper-Spray 80-Year-Old Attorney in Downtown Santa Barbara

A chaotic arrest scene unfolds Friday morning near Santa Barbara County Probation’s offices on Carrillo Street.