BREAKING: Latin Kings gang member arrested for stealing rifle from FBI automobile throughout Minneapolis riot
“They executed an arrest warrant today, and he’s a known member of the Latin Kings gang.”
Journalist Nick Sortor said Thursday that federal authorities have arrested a man accused of stealing firearm from an FBI vehicle during violence in Minneapolis on Wednesday night.
Speaking to Laura Ingraham, Sortor said the suspect seen on video breaking into a federal vehicle and removing a weapon was not arrested at the scene. “He actually wasn’t arrested last night,” Sortor said. “The Minneapolis police didn’t bother chasing the vehicle that had just stolen a high-powered rifle out of an FBI car.”
Sortor said he has since confirmed that Raul Gutierrez, 33, was taken into custody after federal agents executed an arrest warrant. “What I can confirm now is that Raul Gutierrez, age 33, that you see in the video that I posted last night stealing a firearm from an FBI vehicle, has been arrested by the ATF and the DOJ,” he said. “They executed an arrest warrant today, and he’s a known member of the Latin Kings gang.”
Gutierrez has a lengthy violent criminal record. “Of course, he should have been in prison already,” Sortor said, slamming local law enforcement. He said that the suspect was seen on video beating open a weapons locker and removing an automatic firearm before fleeing.
Sortor said federal investigators were able to identify and locate the suspect using video captured by independent journalists. “If it wasn’t for a lot of us independent journalists on the ground that were able to get a video of this, nobody would have seen it happen,” he said. “They were able to find this guy based on a video from independent journalists.”
During the same broadcast, Sortor said he had been in contact with Pam Bondi throughout the day and confirmed the arrest with the Department of Justice. He also said additional material exists that has not yet been made public, citing ongoing federal activity.
The arrest follows riots on Wednesday night in which agitators broke into federal law enforcement vehicles, stealing weapons, documents, and equipment. Some of the stolen paperwork was displayed during a livestream, with the agitator claiming it contained names of federal agents, contact information, maps, and details related to immigration enforcement operations.