The Hennepin County Attorney’s Office still has not charged the people who were captured on video assaulting Turning Point USA (TPUSA) reporter Savanah Hernandez at an anti-ICE demonstration at the Whipple Federal Building over a week ago.
Hernandez was accosted by a mob on Saturday, April 11, after she said she was identified in the crowd by protester William Kelly, who was later seen in videos shouting to other protesters that “TPUSA is here.”
Numerous video clips have since surfaced online that show people identified as Chris Ostroushko, his wife Deyanna and their daughter Paige assaulting or aggressively confronting Hernandez.
In the videos, Paige Ostroushko can be seen blowing a whistle into Hernandez’s ear, then a short time later appears to punch or shove Hernandez, causing her to fall into a chain link fence. At one point during the altercation, Deyanna aggressively confronts Hernandez. Seconds later, Chris Ostroushko is seen shoving Hernandez from behind, causing her to fall to the pavement. Following the shove, several males in the crowd attempt to hold back Chris Ostroushko as he continues to try to advance on Hernandez.
🚨 NEW VIDEO: Excellent footage of UNPROVOKED VIOLENT ASSAULT of Savanah Hernandez (@Savsays) by 𝗣𝗮𝗶𝗴𝗲 𝗢𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗼𝘂𝘀𝗵𝗸𝗼 (IG: @mnangrydaughter) and her father, 𝗖𝗵𝗿𝗶𝘀 𝗢𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗼𝘂𝘀𝗵𝗸𝗼 (IG: @mnangryman).
What is the proper punishment for this politically… pic.twitter.com/Q43ddoxinP
— Publius (@OcrazioCornPop) April 12, 2026
Other people who haven’t been widely identified were also seen waving dildos in Hernandez’s face and shouting at her.
The Hennepin County Sheriff’s Office later said in a statement that “4 people will be charged … Three of them are tied to the assault of a journalist. The fourth is charged with gross misdemeanor obstruction with force against a deputy.”
Lorenzo Garcia, Paige Ostroushko’s boyfriend, was initially jailed overnight on probable cause obstructing the legal process. He was seen on video interfering with deputies as they tried to detain Paige following the assault on Hernandez. However, he was released from custody without being charged “pending complaint,” which often means charges will be forthcoming.
Officials in the Trump administration, including Vice President J.D. Vance and Harmeet Dhillon, indicated in the last week that federal authorities are also looking into the incident.
Meanwhile, the Ostroushkos have been making the rounds on left-wing media sources, pushing the narrative that they’ve become victims of doxing and targeting since the incident. Hernandez also claimed in a recent X post that the Ostroushkos are trying to raise money on GoFundMe.
UPDATE: Chris Ostroushko says that the backlash his family has been receiving for their actions last weekend has been “overwhelming” and “nonstop”
He’s now “second guessing” living in the United States, because he’s unhappy with how negatively the public has reacted to him… pic.twitter.com/NaPH5UvkiG
— Savanah Hernandez (@Savsays) April 21, 2026
After initially going dark on social media following the assault, Paige Ostroushko is reportedly back online and bragging that she hasn’t been arrested or charged.
Alpha News will continue to watch for developments on potential charges in the case.
Other cases
Alpha News also reported this week that in separate incidents, a Whipple employee says protesters repeatedly followed her from work, and even placed a tracking device on her car.
The Hennepin County Sheriff’s Office (HCSO) confirmed to Alpha News that it has received multiple reports involving suspicious activity, including individuals being followed.
In another incident, Alpha News reported in January that the State Patrol was investigating its response to an incident in which another person was followed from the Whipple building, but the victim reported that they couldn’t immediately get law enforcement to respond after calling 911. Hennepin County deputies eventually responded and arrested the suspect on probable cause harassment, but that person still does not appear to have been formally charged, according to available court records.
In yet another case, Alpha News received a tip last month that a person who was in town for a volleyball tournament and was driving a vehicle with out-of-state plates was tailgated and followed for several miles after leaving their hotel. The victim eventually stopped at the First Police Precinct in downtown Minneapolis, when the driver who was tailgating reportedly confronted the victim and accused them of working for ICE. The police report obtained by Alpha News in that case stated that Benji Gomez Ngiratregd, 40, from Spring Lake Park was cited with misdemeanor disorderly conduct and was released.
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