Spokane ICE Protesters Accused of Assault Released Pending Trial, but Not without a Fight

Spokane ICE protesters accused of assault released pending trial, but not without a fight

Mikki Hatfield, 34, and Bobbi Silva, 38, are two of nine people who were indicted by a federal grand jury earlier this month and charged with crimes of violence against U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement during a chaotic Spokane protest last month. The first seven people charged with conspiracy to impede or injure federal officers were released Tuesday pending trial, while Hatfield and Silva remained in jail based on their additional charg…

Tri-Cities Sex Offender Faces Federal Charges for Assaulting ICE Agents

RICHLAND, WA – A registered sex offender from the Tri-Cities area is facing federal charges after allegedly assaulting two Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents during an attempted arrest in Pasco. Victor Martin Lara-Lopez, 41, was charged with two counts of Assault on a Federal Officer following a June 13 incident in which ICE agents attempted to detain him on an administrative immigration warrant. According to the U.S. Attorney’s Of…