US EditionIt was tow truck driver vs. federal immigration agents, prosecutors say
Bobby Nunez faces up to 10 years in federal prison for towing a government vehicle during an ICE operation arresting an undocumented TikTok influencer in Los Angeles.
- On Tuesday, a Los Angeles tow-truck driver, Bobby Nunez, was arrested for theft of government property after towing an ICE vehicle during an August 15 operation to detain Tatiana Mafla-Martinez.
- During the August 15 operation to detain Tatiana Mafla-Martinez, federal agents acted on her prior DUI conviction and alleged unlawful presence, prompting the enforcement action.
- Prosecutors say Bobby Nunez laughed and recorded himself towing a government SUV with keys inside and a firearm locked in a safe, while an agent chased the tow truck.
- He faces up to ten years in prison if convicted, and Homeland Security Investigations tracked Bobby Nunez via TikTok before his initial appearance Tuesday in federal court in Los Angeles.
- The episode highlights tensions as enforcement in Southern California intensifies, with the case coming amid heightened tensions between Los Angeles activists and federal immigration enforcement and reports of tow drivers targeting ICE vehicles.
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Not so funny now: Tow truck driver who hauled away ICE vehicle slapped with federal charges · American Wire News
It may have been funny at the time, but a Los Angeles tow truck driver who hauled away an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) vehicle last month isn’t laughing now. Bobby Nunez could have a good chunk of time on his hands to contemplate the humor of his act as the driver now faces up to a decade in prison after being federally charged for the August 15 incident in which he interfered with ICE agents during an operation to arrest an illegal…
LA tow truck driver arrested for stealing ICE agents’ vehicle as they struggled to detain TikTok influencer
A tow truck driver was arrested after allegedly laughing and filming himself while towing away an ICE vehicle, as agents struggled to detain an anti-ICE TikTok influencer in the country illegally.
Tow truck driver accused of towing federal vehicle during L.A. immigration arrest
A Los Angeles tow truck driver was arrested after allegedly towing away a government vehicle that federal officers were using in an immigration arrest, according to prosecutors. According to a criminal complaint, 33-year-old Bobby Nunez interfered with Homeland Security Investigations officers on August 15 as they attempted to arrest 23-year-old Tatiana Mafla-Martinez, a Colombian national living in Los Angeles without legal status. Officers had…
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