Federal authorities say a ranking Latin King street gang member sought the murder of top Border Patrol official Gregory Bovino by sending a Snapchat message that read, “10k if u take him down.”
The allegations are contained in a federal criminal complaint that only identifies the alleged target as “a senior law enforcement member of the Border Patrol Operation ‘Midway Blitz’ in Chicago.” But Bovino was the target, a federal law enforcement source in Chicago has confirmed for the Sun-Times.
Juan Espinoza Martinez, 37, of Chicago is now charged with murder for hire. The feds leveled the charges as other Trump administration lawyers found themselves battling multiple lawsuits by claiming immigration agents are in danger and in need of protection around Chicago.
Bovino has played a high-profile role in Trump’s deportation campaign. He recently led a patrol through Downtown Chicago and River North, telling a WBEZ reporter the agents were arresting people based on “how they look.”
The feds say a cooperating source fed them information about Martinez. For example, that person purportedly told them that after Saturday’s shooting involving U.S. Border Patrol in Brighton Park, Martinez claimed to have “dispatched members of the Latin Kings to the area.”
That source also allegedly told law enforcement earlier that Martinez solicited the murder of Bovino.
Martinez allegedly sent a picture of Bovino to the source by Snapchat. It allegedly said “2k on info cuando lo agarren,” “10K if u take him down,” and “LK … on him.”
Prosecutors allege that meant Martinez had offered a $2,000 reward for information about Bovino, as well as a $10,000 reward for his murder, while indicating the Latin Kings were involved.
Martinez was arrested Monday morning, the U.S. attorney’s office confirmed.
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