Overview
- Savanah Hernandez, a Turning Point USA reporter, was surrounded and shoved to the ground outside Minneapolis’ Whipple Federal Building on April 11 during an anti-ICE protest.
- The Hennepin County Sheriff’s Office arrested three people — Christopher Ostroushko, his daughter Paige, and her boyfriend Lorenzo Garcia — and submitted three cases to prosecutors for charging review, with some local reports describing the initial counts as misdemeanors.
- Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights Harmeet Dhillon said the FBI has opened a federal investigation, and several people seen in videos have not been charged as local and federal reviews continue.
- New video released by Hernandez appears to show Christopher Ostroushko telling his daughter to blow a whistle in Hernandez’s ear, a tactic that ear specialists warn can damage the inner ear if done at close range.
- Hernandez says a doctor diagnosed her with a concussion and she plans to add security while reporting, as the case draws national attention and fuels debate over press safety at volatile protests.