Overview
- A federal grand jury indictment unsealed Wednesday names Christopher, Deyanna, and Paige Ostroushko in the April 11 assault on reporter Savanah Hernandez outside the Whipple Federal Building in the Twin Cities.
- Prosecutors say Christopher and Paige also willfully injured and intimidated the journalist while she was reporting on an anti-ICE protest on federal property.
- Video recorded at the scene circulated online and, after it spread, the FBI and Homeland Security Investigations opened a probe with help from the Hennepin County Sheriff’s Office.
- The Hennepin County Attorney’s Office charged Christopher with fifth-degree assault and declined additional local charges for others for lack of evidence, creating parallel county and federal cases.
- The defendants were summoned to appear in federal court on May 12, and the Justice Department noted the indictment is an allegation and the three remain presumed innocent.