‘Come on down,’ the suspects yelled on an Instagram livestream outside the agent’s home after following him home, according to prosecutors
Prosecutors announced charges against three L.A. area women who followed an ICE agent home and live-streamed outside his personal address Credit: Irvin Rivera
A federal grand jury has returned a two-count indictment charging three women – two from Southern California and one from Colorado – with following an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent home, “livestreaming their pursuit and then posting the victim’s home address on Instagram,” the Justice Department announced today.
Federal prosecutors say the women are all charged with one count of conspiracy and one count of publicly disclosing the personal information of a federal agent. The suspects were identified as:
- Cynthia Raygoza, 37, of Riverside.
- Ashleigh Brown, 38, of Aurora, Colorado.
- Sandra Carmona Samane, 25, of Panorama City.
Brown and Samane have been arrested on federal criminal complaints. Brown, who also is charged in a separate case with assault on a federal officer, is in federal custody without bond. Samane is free on $5,000 bond. Their arraignments are scheduled for September 30 and October 9, respectively. Law enforcement is continuing its search for a fourth suspect.
The women, according to a federal indictment, followed an ICE agent as he left patrol duties in DTLA near the Civic Center to “his personal residence.” Along the way, prosecutors say, the women “provided directions as they followed the victim home, encouraging their viewers to share the livestream,” prosecutors say. Their Instagram accounts used to livestream the event were “ice_out_of_la,” “defendmesoamericanculture,” and “corn_maiden_design.”
Outside the home, the suspects continued to taunt him, prosecutors say, yelling to bystanders while livestreaming on Instagram that their “neighbor is ICE,” “la migra lives here,” and “ICE lives on your street and you should know.” They also urged followers to “come on down” to the agent’s home, prosecutors say.
“Our brave federal agents put their lives on the line every day to keep our nation safe,” said Acting United States Attorney Bill Essayli. “The conduct of these defendants are deeply offensive to law enforcement officers and their families. If you threaten, dox, or harm in any manner one of our agents or employees, you will face prosecution and prison time.”
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