The Department of Justice revealed a federal indictment against three individuals accused of assaulting Turning Point USA reporter Savanah Hernandez during an anti-ICE protest in Minnesota.
Video footage of the April 11 incident appeared to show Paige Ostroushko, a Minnesota resident, blowing a whistle just inches from Hernandez's ear before pushing her to the ground.
'This incident isn't just about me, but about every single journalist who has been attacked while doing their job.'
After Hernandez returned to her feet, Deyanna Ostroushko, Paige's mother, confronted the reporter, claiming that Hernandez had instigated the physical altercation.
"Did you f**king hit my daughter?" Deyanna yelled in Hernandez's face, video showed.
Hernandez pushed Deyanna away and seemed to walk off to distance herself from the mob of anti-ICE protesters, according to the video.
"Stop touching me!" Hernandez shouted.
Savanah Hernandez. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images
Chris Ostroushko, Paige's father, stepped into the chaos, approaching Hernandez and pushing her, causing her to fall onto the pavement, video showed.
Paige then appeared to go after Hernandez again, and the two got into a brief scuffle.
On Wednesday, a four-count federal indictment was unsealed by the U.S. District Court of Minnesota, charging each member of the Ostroushko family. The indictment did not name the victim.
Chris and Paige Ostroushko "did by force or by threat of force willfully injure, intimidate, and interfere with, and attempt to injure, intimidate, and interfere with the rights of another," the indictment read.
All three family members were accused of aiding and abetting the assault of the victim.
Hernandez sought medical treatment following the altercation and was told that she suffered a concussion and multiple sprains.
"I'm incredibly grateful to the FBI and DOJ for their swift response to the attack I experienced," Hernandez told Blaze News. "This incident isn't just about me, but about every single journalist who has been attacked while doing their job. Today's indictment sets an extremely important precedent for every American and is a strong message to the radical left wing that they are not allowed to violently attack people with impunity any more."
“Today, Christopher, Deyanna, and Paige Ostrouchko [sic] were indicted by a grand jury for allegedly assaulting journalist and Turning Point USA contributor Savannah [sic] Hernandez, while she was lawfully reporting on anti-ICE protests outside a federal building in St. Paul,” stated acting Attorney General Todd Blanche.
“Hernandez was allegedly surrounded, physically assaulted, and shoved to the ground — simply because she was identified by the defendants as a conservative journalist,” Blanche continued. “That is NOT ‘peaceful protest.’ These deplorable actions as charged in the indictment will not be tolerated in America, and this Department of Justice will always punish unhinged acts of political violence.”
Savanah Hernandez. James Devaney/GC Images
In a recent interview with One America News Network, Chris Ostroushko, a 6', 51-year-old man who weighs 240 lbs., according to online court records, seemed shocked by the backlash he and his family have received.
"It's a little overwhelming and makes me second-guess even living in this country, to be honest with you, with all that's going on," Ostroushko told the news outlet.
He has described Hernandez as the aggressor and claimed that he was protecting his wife and daughter.
The Ostroushko family claimed that after the video went viral, they were doxxed and lost their jobs.
Paige Ostroushko started a GoFundMe requesting $12,000, claiming that she witnessed a "deeply triggering" verbal exchange with "an individual present" who was interviewing attendees about ICE. This "led to emotional distress and a confrontation between the individual and me," she said, claiming self-defense. She also stated that she suffered "head, neck and knee injuries." As of Wednesday afternoon, she had raised $900.
An additional GoFundMe page was started to support the family, requesting $8,000. It has so far raised $310.
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An Illinois woman has admitted to paying for disgusting animal torture in order to distribute videos to members of "deranged" online chat groups, according to a press release from Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
Amanda Leigh Fourez pleaded guilty in federal court on April 15 to charges related to distributing "animal crush videos" and receiving thousands of dollars in exchange.
'What kind of sick person would pay someone to make a video of sexualized animal torture?'
Fourez was a member of several online groups dedicated to "making, distributing, and discussing violent and sexual videos."
The videos involved mutilating the genitals of adult and baby monkeys, as well as their being burned alive and other "atrocities." She reportedly acknowledged making at least 11 payments for others to create the videos and then distributing the videos on at least 10 occasions.
"Fourez admitted to her role in making these horrific videos and posting them online," reads a statement from ICE Director Todd Lyons.
"What kind of sick person would pay someone to make a video of sexualized animal torture?" he continued. "ICE will continue investigating these sadistic online groups and do everything in our power to stop them."
ICE noted that another member of the depraved online groups pleaded guilty in February. Joseph Garrett Buckland of Mount Pleasant, Pennsylvania, admitted to creating and distributing the videos of mutilating monkeys.
Buckland is scheduled for sentencing on Oct. 29 and faces a maximum penalty of five years in prison for the charge of conspiracy to create and/or distribute animal crush videos.
Fourez is scheduled for sentencing on Aug. 27 and faces five years in prison and a fine of up to $500,000. She is a U.S. citizen and 33 years old.
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Just months after taking their relationship public, rapper Megan Thee Stallion has officially ended her romance with Dallas Mavericks player Klay Thompson — and she isn’t being shy about her reasoning.
“I’ve made the decision to end my relationship with Klay," Megan said in a statement. "Trust, fidelity, and respect are nonnegotiable for me in a relationship, and when those values are compromised, there’s no real path forward. I’m taking this time to prioritize myself and move ahead with peace and clarity.”
While many fans have sided with Megan, BlazeTV host Jason Whitlock believes there’s more to why their relationship didn’t work out.
“Don’t date a woman who calls herself a stallion, an uncastrated male horse. Megan the horse, that’s not what you want, gentlemen. She’s telling on herself,” Whitlock says, explaining that Thompson “made the mistake here.”
“One of these two people did not falsely advertise. She sees herself as a man,” he explains.
“Klay Thompson, you’re a man. You don’t want to date a woman who sees herself as a man,” he adds.
While Shemeka Michelle agrees with Whitlock, she also points out the fact that it is "ridiculous" that their relationship is such a big story in itself.
“I just think it’s so ridiculous,” she tells Whitlock. “I’ve seen multiple posts about women getting their own man back because they’re standing up for Megan Thee Stallion, and ... it shows exactly where we are, or at least where the culture is.”
However, Delano Squires believes there’s an even bigger issue at play here.
“This particular split continues a decades-long cycle of sowing discord between black men and black women. And part of the reason that concerns me is because you can’t build strong families. You can’t build a culture of marriage and strong families in any community where the default is discord between men and women,” Squires tells Whitlock.
“So that to me is the bigger thing, and I think both of these individuals represent two archetypes of what is wrong in the relationship marketplace,” he adds.
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