A tow truck driver was arrested after allegedly laughing and filming himself while towing away an ICE vehicle, as agents struggled to detain an anti-ICE TikTok influencer in the country illegally.
Bobby Nunez, 33, was nabbed on Tuesday after he interfered with federal agents in downtown Los Angeles on Aug. 15 as they attempted to arrest 23-year-old Tatiana Mafla-Martinez, an undocumented immigrant from Colombia, according to a federal criminal complaint.
The agents had her vehicle pinned with two flashing law-enforcement SUVs at the exit of a luxury high-rise parking garage to prevent the anti-ICE TikTok influencer from escaping in her Tesla when Nunez allegedly stepped in.
As officers were struggling to place Mafla-Martinez under arrest, Nunez approached her car and tried opening the passenger side door.
When officers warned him he was interfering with a federal investigation and faced arrest, the brazen tow truck driver allegedly shot back, threatening that “something was going to happen” to them.
During this time, a second man approached Mafla-Martinez’s Tesla, forcing the officers to switch their attention to him.
While distracted, Nunez allegedly “got into his Dodge tow truck and towed one of the government vehicles that was boxing in Martinez’s vehicle.”
“At the time of this interference, the government vehicle had its keys inside and a firearm locked in a safe inside it as well,” the complaint states. --->READ MORE HERE
Bobby Nunez faces up to 10 years in federal prison after TikTok videos helped track him down
A tow truck driver in Los Angeles is facing a federal charge for towing an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) vehicle on August 15, and he could be behind bars for a decade if he's found guilty.
Bobby Nunez was allegedly laughing and filming as he towed a vehicle belonging to ICE agents, according to a federal criminal complaint obtained by Fox News Digital. The agents were in the middle of an operation to arrest an illegal immigrant and had their emergency lights flashing as they boxed in the target’s vehicle with their own to prevent her escape.
"Apparently he thought it would be funny to interfere with our immigration enforcement operations. Now he can laugh behind bars while he faces justice. Nunez is looking at up to 10 years in federal prison if convicted," Acting United States Attorney Bill Essayli posted to X on Tuesday.
Nunez also allegedly used the car door of the illegal immigrant’s vehicle to hit an officer with the passenger side door. A now-viral video posted by Essayli shows a chaotic scene as the illegal immigrant was arrested at the same time an officer was seen trying to chase down the tow truck on foot.
However, videos posted to TikTok helped Homeland Security Investigations track Nunez down.
The complaint was signed off by United States Magistrate Judge Stephanie Christensen. --->READ MORE HERE
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