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FBI Director Kash Patel promised more arrests after multiple vehicles belonging to the bureau were vandalized and broken into on January 14 amid ongoing protests in Minneapolis.
Patel said four people connected to the incidents have been arrested this month. Speaking Monday in an interview with conservative podcaster Benny Johnson, he said another suspect was taken into custody Sunday night and that the investigation remains ongoing.
The latest arrest follows the earlier arrest of Raul Gutierrez, 33, who authorities identified as a member of the Latin Kings gang. Attorney General Pam Bondi previously said Gutierrez is accused of stealing FBI body armor and weapons and has a history of violent crimes. White House border czar Tom Homan said the suspect also allegedly stole a firearm from an FBI vehicle.
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"In a vehicle, we discovered not just [FBI] firearms, which thankfully we recovered, but also personal information about law enforcement," Patel told Johnson, in part. "That personal information was being used on the ground to issue threats of life to FBI agents, along with their wives and their children. There are going to be more arrests on that same matter, today and tomorrow. We're not done."
Newsweek reached out to the FBI via email on Monday afternoon for additional comment and information.
He also told Johnson, in part, about the ongoing Minneapolis protests, “We've got also investigations ongoing into the funding of this [protests]. We've made substantial progress. We've actually found groups and individuals responsible for funding it cause it's not happening organically.”
FBI Vehicles Vandalized, Property Stolen
FBI Director Kash Patel said Sunday in a post on X that federal agents arrested another suspect in connection with the vandalism of FBI vehicles and the theft of government property during unrest in Minneapolis earlier this month.
The incident occurred on January 14, when multiple government vehicles were vandalized and broken into while FBI agents were responding to a reported assault on a federal officer, according to the bureau. Federal property was stolen from inside the vehicles, officials said.
The alleged theft came as unrest unfolded in the city following the fatal killing of Renee Nicole Good by an immigration agent and a second incident involving a Venezuelan migrant who was shot in the leg after allegedly attacking law enforcement.
Patel said the suspect arrested Sunday allegedly used identification materials stolen from the vehicle to threaten an FBI agent based in Minneapolis, as well as the agent’s wife and child.
“Threatening law enforcement will never be tolerated,” Patel said in a post on X. “Nor will destroying and looting government property paid for by taxpayers.”
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Who Was Renee Nicole Good?
Renee Nicole Good was a 37-year-old American citizen and mother of three who was fatally shot by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent on January 7 during a federal enforcement operation in Minneapolis. Good, who had recently moved to Minnesota with her family, was driving in her neighborhood shortly after dropping off her youngest child at school when she encountered a group of ICE officers involved in a large-scale immigration sweep. Trump administration officials have said Good attempted to use her vehicle as a weapon against them during a federal enforcement operation.
Family members, friends and community members described Good as a devoted parent and active member of her community. The Hennepin County medical examiner ruled her death a homicide from multiple gunshot wounds. The shooting, which occurred amid heightened tensions over federal immigration actions in the Twin Cities, sparked protests and renewed debate over the use of force by federal agents and the broader scope of immigration enforcement operations in the United States.
Alex Pretti, a 37-year-old Minneapolis resident and intensive care unit nurse, was fatally shot by a U.S. Border Patrol agent on January 24 during a federal immigration enforcement operation, marking the second such killing in the city in recent weeks.
Updates: 1/26/26, 6:22 p.m. ET: This article was updated with new information and remarks.
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