Overview
- Local investigators said they recommended charges against Chris and Paige Ostroushko, but the Hennepin County Attorney has not announced any filings as federal agents review the case.
- Video from the Minneapolis protest shows Chris Ostroushko appearing to shove reporter Savanah Hernandez from behind, and separate clips show him telling his daughter to fetch a whistle that she then blows in Hernandez’s ear.
- Hernandez says doctors treated her after the clash and diagnosed a concussion along with several sprains.
- The sheriff’s office said four people will be charged in total, including three tied to the assault of a journalist and one for obstructing a deputy, and Paige’s boyfriend Lorenzo Garcia was detained on probable-cause obstruction and released pending complaint.
- The Ostroushko family says they were doxxed, lost jobs, and set up a GoFundMe as they give interviews disputing the accusations, while right-leaning outlets spotlight the videos and the lack of charges.